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Is untied loosely and split (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disunite

'split' is the definition.
(I know that disunite is a kind of split)

'is untied loosely' is the wordplay.
'loosely' indicates anagramming the letters (a looser version of the letters).
'is'+'untied'='isuntied'
'isuntied' is an anagram of 'DISUNITE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Another definition for disunite that I've seen is " Split".)

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