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Irregularities in a semolina recipe (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anomalies

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'irregularities' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a semolina recipe' is the wordplay.
'recipe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'semolina' with letters rearranged gives 'nomalies'.
'a'+'nomalies'='ANOMALIES'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for anomalies that I've seen before include "Deviations from the normal or common" , "Things deviating from norm" , "They deviate from what is standard, normal, or expected" , "They're unusual or different from what is expected" , "exceptions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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