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Labs seem unreliable to construct (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assemble

'construct' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'labs seem unreliable' is the wordplay.
'unreliable' indicates an anagram.
'labs'+'seem'='labsseem'
'labsseem' is an anagram of 'ASSEMBLE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for assemble that I've seen before include "Put together all the components" , "Manufacture" , "fit together" , "Come or bring group together" , "Gather together in one place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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