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This action, involving parasite's eggs, on reflection, is unavoidable (8)

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I believe the answer is:

destined

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'unavoidable' is the definition.
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'this action involving parasite's eggs on reflection' is the wordplay.
'this action' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of action).
'involving' is an insertion indicator.
'parasite's eggs' becomes 'nits' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on reflection' is a reversal indicator.
'deed' going around 'nits' is 'denitsed'.
'denitsed' backwards is 'DESTINED'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for destined that I've seen before include "Fated, fore-ordained" , "Intended; doomed" , "Didn't see, being fated" , "Designated" , "Intended (for a particular end)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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