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Not in any way having specialised skill reported (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nohow

'not in any way' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'specialised skill reported' is the wordplay.
'specialised skill' becomes 'know-how' (I've seen this before).
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'knowhow' sounds like 'NOHOW'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nohow that I've seen before include "Absolutely not in America" , "not at all the American way?" , "Not by any means, informally" , "Under no circumstances (as Tweedledum said)" , "Not in any way (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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