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No dram taken by chance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

random

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'by chance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'no dram' is the wordplay.
'no dram' anagrams to 'RANDOM'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'taken' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for random that I've seen before include "spot?" , "casual?" , "Wild" , "Lacking a pre-planned pattern" , "without any plan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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