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Inclined to back gloomy report (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oblique

'inclined' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for oblique that I've seen before include "Angled" , "Indirect - devious" , "Backhanded" , "Sloping; roundabout" , "This angle is obtuse or acute" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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