Is untied maybe and split (8)

I believe the answer is:

disunite

'split' is the definition.
(disuniting is a kind of splitting)

'is untied maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'untied'='isuntied'
'isuntied' with letters rearranged gives '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, The Irish News and The Telegraph.

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