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Close concealed bags I'm thinking (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

humid

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

'concealed bags i'm thinking' is the wordplay.
'concealed' becomes 'hid' ('hide' can be a synonym of 'conceal').
'bags' is an insertion indicator (bag can mean secures or steals).
'i'm thinking' becomes 'um' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hid' going around 'um' is 'HUMID'.

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(Other definitions for humid that I've seen before include "Warm and steamy" , "Describes air that contains a great deal of water vapour" , "Close" , "'Moist, damp (5)'" , "Damp and warm" .)

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