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Neglects untidy regions (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignores

'neglects' is the definition.
('ignore' can be a synonym of 'neglect')

'untidy regions' is the wordplay.
'untidy' is an anagram indicator.
'regions' with letters rearranged gives 'IGNORES'.

(Other definitions for ignores that I've seen before include "cuts" , "Cold shoulders" , "Shrugs off" , "Intentionally disregards" , "Runs away from" .)

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