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Quite
friendly
person
playing
with
mates,
man
paying
a
visit
(2,8,5)
Quite friendly person playing with mates, man paying a visit (2,8,5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Quite friendly is the definition. Take the letters of "person" and "mates" and jumble them up (signalled by "playing"), then slot in KING — the chess "man" — for "paying a visit", giving ONSPEA around KING plus TERMS to spell out the whole phrase.