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Egg, in a different way, is growing old (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ageing

'is growing old' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'egg in a different way' is the wordplay.
'different way' indicates anagramming the letters.
'egg'+'in'+'a'='eggina'
'eggina' is an anagram of 'AGEING'.

(Other definitions for ageing that I've seen before include "Elderly" , "getting more advanced?" , "rather old" , "Growing older" , "Growing old" .)

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