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Out of practice but try us anyway (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rusty

'out of practice' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'try us anyway' is the wordplay.
'anyway' indicates an anagram.
'try'+'us'='tryus'
'tryus' anagrammed gives 'RUSTY'.

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for rusty that I've seen before include "Reddish," , "Antiquated" , "showing sign of inactivity?" , "Behind the times" , "a bit faded" .)

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