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Adam perhaps is in on the plot (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gardener

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'adam' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'perhaps is in on the plot' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'plot' could be 'garden' (garden is a kind of plot) and 'garden' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for gardener that I've seen before include "Horticultural worker" , "One may get food" , "someone in bed" , "Garnered by worker on cultivated ground" , "One growing plants" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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