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No afternoon exam could be unethical (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amoral

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'be unethical' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'no afternoon exam' is the wordplay.
'no afternoon' becomes 'am' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'exam' becomes 'oral' (spoken academic test).
'am'+'oral'='AMORAL'

'could' is the link.

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(Other definitions for amoral that I've seen before include "Ignoring what's right and wrong" , "Without sense of right and wrong" , "Without ethics" , "Blind to right and wrong" , "Ignoring ethical considerations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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