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Turning out to be a real complex (9)

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I believe the answer is:

elaborate

'complex' is the definition.
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'turning out to be a real' is the wordplay.
'turning out' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'be'+'a'+'real'='tobeareal'
'tobeareal' anagrammed gives 'ELABORATE'.

(Other definitions for elaborate that I've seen before include "With many parts or details, maybe a pattern" , "involved" , "with added detail" , "Highly detailed" , "Add details to clarify meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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