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Suggest getting close (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intimate

This clue is a double definition.

'suggest' is the first definition.
(intimating is a kind of suggesting)

'close' is the second definition.
(similar in meaning)

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for intimate that I've seen before include "Closely acquainted" , "Personal - hint - friend" , "Suggest to trusted friend?" , "Private and personal like close acquaintanceship" , "state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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