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Damn! This is awfully unpredictable (3,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit and miss

'unpredictable' is the definition.

'damn this is awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'damn'+'this'+'is'='damnthisis'
'damnthisis' is an anagram of 'HIT-AND-MISS'.

(Other definitions for hit and miss that I've seen before include "with no pattern" , "Haphazard" , "with no guarantee of success" , "Random" , "Mixed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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