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Plastic plug and plastic lab tape (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adaptable

'plastic' is the definition.
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'plug and plastic lab tape' is the wordplay.
'plug' becomes 'ad' (as in plugging a product).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'plastic' indicates anagramming the letters (plastic can mean easily moulded).
'lab'+'tape'='labtape'
'labtape' anagrammed gives 'aptable'.
'ad'+'aptable'='ADAPTABLE'

(Other definitions for adaptable that I've seen before include "Able to adjust to new conditions" , "Happy to fit in" , "Able to be modified" , "Open to modification" , "Can be converted or applied to other uses" .)

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