Carrying on without a particular pattern? (9)
I believe the answer is:
unchecked
'carrying on without a particular' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'pattern?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pattern?' could be 'check' (I've seen this before) and 'check' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unchecked that I've seen before include "free" , "Flapping about" .)