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Ignorant woman joined conflict to the east (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unaware

'ignorant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'woman joined conflict to the east' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'una' ().
'joined' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'conflict' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of conflict).
'to the east' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'una'+'war'+'e'='UNAWARE'

(Other definitions for unaware that I've seen before include "Ignorant - unenlightened" , "Not conscious of what is going on" , "Not having knowledge or realisation" , "Lacking knowledge (of a situation or fact)" , "Innocent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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