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Fittingly adapted play about the outback (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aptly

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'fittingly' is the definition.
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'adapted play about the outback' is the wordplay.
'adapted' is an anagram indicator.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'the outback' becomes 't' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'play' anagrammed gives 'aply'.
'aply' placed around 't' is 'APTLY'.

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(Other definitions for aptly that I've seen before include "In suitable fashion" , "as is fitting" , "Suitably" , "In suitable form" , "In an appropriate way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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