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Father's bank is looking more unhealthy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastier

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'looking more unhealthy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'father's bank' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'bank' becomes 'tier' (both can mean a row of similar things).
'pas'+'tier'='PASTIER'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pastier that I've seen before include "Less healthy-looking" , "paler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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