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Inert crow unsettled announcer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

towncrier

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'announcer' is the definition.
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'inert crow unsettled' is the wordplay.
'unsettled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inert'+'crow'='inertcrow'
'inertcrow' is an anagram of 'TOWNCRIER'.

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(Another definition for towncrier that I've seen is " Person employed to make public announcements".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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