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Never-ending scales, see, when playing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceaseless

'never-ending' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scales see when playing' is the wordplay.
'when playing' is an anagram indicator.
'scales'+'see'='scalessee'
'scalessee' is an anagram of 'CEASELESS'.

(Other definitions for ceaseless that I've seen before include "Continual" , "Without end" , "Non-stop" , "Continuous" , "Never-ending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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