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X-rated clip not usually stocked in outlet (8)

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I believe the answer is:

explicit

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'x-rated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'clip not usually stocked in outlet' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'clip' is 'plic' which is present in the answer.
'outlet' could be 'exit' (synonyms) and 'exit' is located in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for explicit that I've seen before include "Plainly stated" , "leaves nothing to the imagination" , "Unambiguous" , "Specific" , "well defined" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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