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Answer is modified showing discretion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wariness

'discretion' is the definition.
(both can mean carefulness)

'answer is modified' is the wordplay.
'modified' indicates an anagram.
'answer'+'is'='answeris'
'answeris' is an anagram of 'WARINESS'.

'showing' is the link.

(Other definitions for wariness that I've seen before include "Circumspection" , "Caution, watchfulnes" , "State of caution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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