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Graded fiscal side ‘uncertain’ (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

classified

'graded' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fiscal side uncertain' is the wordplay.
'uncertain' indicates an anagram.
'fiscal'+'side'='fiscalside'
'fiscalside' anagrammed gives 'CLASSIFIED'.

(Other definitions for classified that I've seen before include "Ordered" , "to be kept secret" , "Categorised; secret" , "Arranged in categories" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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