Not desired his unwed arrangement (8)
I believe the answer is:
unwished
'not desired' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs sometimes mean the same thing.
'his unwed arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' is an anagram indicator.
'his'+'unwed'='hisunwed'
'hisunwed' anagrammed gives 'UNWISHED'.
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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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