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Extended opus rated badly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outspread

'extended' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'opus rated badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'opus'+'rated'='opusrated'
'opusrated' is an anagram of 'OUTSPREAD'.

(Other definitions for outspread that I've seen before include "Scattered" , "Fully extended" , "Wide apart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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