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Bill blowing top on occasion with daughter? That’s inappropriate (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill-timed

'inappropriate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'bill blowing top on occasion with daughter?' is the wordplay.
'blowing top' means to remove the first letter.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'occasion' becomes 'time' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'daughter?' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'bill' with its initial letter removed is 'ill'.
'ill'+'time'+'d'='ILL-TIMED'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for ill-timed that I've seen before include "Badly scheduled" , "Done or occurring at an inconvenient moment" , "Happening at a badly chosen moment" , "Inopportune" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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