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Inappropriate manoeuvring drawn out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

untoward

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

'manoeuvring drawn out' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvring' is an anagram indicator.
'drawn'+'out'='drawnout'
'drawnout' with letters rearranged gives 'UNTOWARD'.

(Other definitions for untoward that I've seen before include "Unexpected, inappropriate" , "Unexpected, undesirable" , "Inconvenient, unfortunate" , "Inappropriate, undesirable" , "Unfortunate or adverse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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