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Oil? Carful does, regularly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crude

'oil?' is the definition.
(crude is a kind of oil)

'carful does regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'carful'+'does'='carfuldoes'
The alternating letters of 'carfuldoes' are 'CRUDE'.

(Other definitions for crude that I've seen before include "foul-mouthed?" , "Not refined, like oil" , "Petroleum" , "Not refined, oil say" , "Unrefined; makeshift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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