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Most intemperate to opt out of optometrists' scheme (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stormiest

'most intemperate' is the definition.
('stormy' can be similar in meaning to 'intemperate')

'opt out of optometrists' scheme' is the wordplay.
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'scheme' indicates an anagram.
'optometrists' with 'opt' taken away is 'ometrists'.
'ometrists' is an anagram of 'STORMIEST'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stormiest that I've seen before include "Most turbulent" , "Tries most (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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