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Spot check about the compiler? Most ridiculous (8)

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I believe the answer is:

dottiest

'most ridiculous' is the definition.

'spot check about the compiler?' is the wordplay.
'spot' becomes 'dot' (I've seen this before).
'check' becomes 'test' ('test' can be a synonym of 'check'**).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the compiler?' becomes 'i' (the person who is writing these clues).
'test' placed around 'i' is 'tiest'.
'dot'+'tiest'='DOTTIEST'

(Another definition for dottiest that I've seen is " most crazy".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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