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Also lacking water after canal settled (3,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

cut and dry

'settled' is the definition.
(cut and dry means settled or decided)

'also lacking water after canal' is the wordplay.
'also' becomes 'and' (both can mean in addition).
'lacking water' becomes 'dry' (dry means lacking moisture).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'canal' becomes 'cut' (cut is a kind of canal).
'and'+'dry'='anddry'
'anddry' put after 'cut' is 'CUT AND DRY'.

(Another definition for cut and dry that I've seen is " fixed in advance".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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