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Get rid of horses that arent steady? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unstable

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'get rid of horses' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'arent steady?' is the wordplay.
'arent' becomes 'un' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'steady?' becomes 'stable' (associated in meaning).
'un'+'stable'='UNSTABLE'

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unstable that I've seen before include "Not steady or dependable" , "Not mentally sound" , "Likely to collapse" , "Wobbly" , "Not steady, maybe irrational" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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