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Cheeky ladies' man with a plan? (7-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forward-looking

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'cheeky ladies' man with a plan?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cheeky ladies' man with' is the wordplay.
'cheeky' becomes 'forward' (similar in meaning).
'ladies'' becomes 'loo' ('the ladies' is a type of loo or toilet).
'man with' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of man. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'forward'+'loo'+'king'='FORWARD-LOOKING'

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