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Not paying attention in Leeds she crashed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heedless

'not paying attention' is the definition.
(I know this)

'leeds she crashed' is the wordplay.
'crashed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'leeds'+'she'='leedsshe'
'leedsshe' is an anagram of 'HEEDLESS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for heedless that I've seen before include "Without caution" , "Showing a lack of care or attention" , "Reckless, careless" , "Incautious" , "Led Hesse (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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