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Irrelevant alarm I time to go off (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

immaterial

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

'alarm i time to go off' is the wordplay.
'to go off' indicates an anagram.
'alarm'+'i'+'time'='alarmitime'
'alarmitime' anagrammed gives 'IMMATERIAL'.

(Other definitions for immaterial that I've seen before include "of no importance" , "unimportant" , "Irrelevant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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