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 Irish News, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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