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All the ground is deadly! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lethal

'is deadly' is the definition.
('lethal' can be a synonym of 'deadly')

'all the ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates anagramming the letters (grind the letters ).
'all'+'the'='allthe'
'allthe' anagrammed gives 'LETHAL'.

(Other definitions for lethal that I've seen before include "describing a killer?" , "Able to cause death" , "--- Weapon, Mel Gibson film" , "Terminal" , "bringing down the curtain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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