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I’m messing with chap? No, many! (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nymphomaniac

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'i'm messing with chap? no many' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'i'm messing with chap? no many' is the wordplay.
'messing with' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'mess' mean this).
'chap'+'no'+'many'='chapnomany'
'im' mixed up with 'chapnomany' gives 'NYMPHOMANIAC'.

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(Other definitions for nymphomaniac that I've seen before include "Woman who loves the other" , "Woman with great sexual appetite" .)

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