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Exotic dancer dismisses d?cor, as it's wide of the mark (7)

Ross

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inexact

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'wide of the mark' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for inexact that I've seen before include "Not entirely accurate" , "Not precise, approximate" , "not precisely correct" , "Not precise, like some sciences" , "Woolly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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