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Clumsy admiral to set out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maladroit

'clumsy' is the definition.
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'admiral to set out' is the wordplay.
'set out' is an anagram indicator.
'admiral'+'to'='admiralto'
'admiralto' is an anagram of 'MALADROIT'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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