Crossword Genius

One decent, if somehow flawed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deficient

'flawed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one decent if somehow' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'decent'+'if'='idecentif'
'idecentif' with letters rearranged gives 'DEFICIENT'.

(Other definitions for deficient that I've seen before include "less than complete" , "Inadequate" , "Lacking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.