Cite stats, somehow least focused (9)

I believe the answer is:

scattiest

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'cite stats somehow least focused' is the definition.
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'cite stats somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'cite'+'stats'='citestats'
'citestats' is an anagram of 'SCATTIEST'.

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(Another definition for scattiest that I've seen is " Most mindless".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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