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Be uncertain to complete an unfinished new tube (5)

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I believe the answer is:

doubt

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'be uncertain' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'complete an unfinished new tube' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'complete' could be 'do' (doing is a kind of completing) and 'do' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for doubt that I've seen before include "Have reservations or be uncertain about" , "Lack of conviction" , "Don't be so sure!" , "Be uncertain about or consider unlikely" , "Feeling of uncertainty about something" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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