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Debt rarer as restructured (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrears

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

'rarer as restructured' is the wordplay.
'restructured' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'restructuring' mean this).
'rarer'+'as'='rareras'
'rareras' anagrammed gives 'ARREARS'.

(Other definitions for arrears that I've seen before include "Overdue debt" , "Amount needed to be paid back" , "Outstanding money" , "They're outstanding" , "Unpaid debts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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