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Subtle twist in Duncan Edwards's initiation? (7)

Ross

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nuanced

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'subtle' is the definition.
(nuanced means subtle or complex)

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(Other definitions for nuanced that I've seen before include "With subtly different shade of meaning" , "Given subtle variation" , "Subtly differentiated" , "Subtly varied" , "Characterised by subtle shades of meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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