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Condition of ground is v poor (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proviso

'condition' is the definition.
(proviso is a kind of condition)

'ground is v poor' is the wordplay.
'ground' is an anagram indicator ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'is'+'v'+'poor'='isvpoor'
'isvpoor' with letters rearranged gives 'PROVISO'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for proviso that I've seen before include "Clause in contract" , "Something insisted upon as part of an agreement" , "Condition, qualification" , "Condition added to an agreement" , "Requirement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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