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Opening of hundred sewers, not supplying North and South? That’s negligent (8)

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I believe the answer is:

heedless

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'that's negligent' is the definition.
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'opening of hundred sewers not' is the wordplay.
'opening of hundred sewers' becomes 'heed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'heed'+'less'='HEEDLESS'

'supplying north and south?' is the link.
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(Other definitions for heedless that I've seen before include "Rash" , "Without caution" , "Inattentive, unmindful" , "Taking no notice" , "Imprudent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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