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Clumsy admiral to get transferred (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maladroit

'clumsy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'admiral to get transferred' is the wordplay.
'get transferred' is an anagram indicator (letters transferred to other positions).
'admiral'+'to'='admiralto'
'admiralto' with letters rearranged gives 'MALADROIT'.

(Other definitions for maladroit that I've seen before include "Inefficient, clumsy" , "Awkward - unskilful" , "Clumsy or bungling, ham-fisted" , "Inept, clumsy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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