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Clumsily ban pesticides and stuff (4,3,6)

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bits and pieces

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'stuff' is the definition.
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'clumsily ban pesticides' is the wordplay.
'clumsily' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ban'+'pesticides'='banpesticides'
'banpesticides' is an anagram of 'BITS AND PIECES'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bits and pieces that I've seen before include "Miscellaneous items" , "Small" , "objects that have fragmented?" , "little things" , "Odd items" .)

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