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Pair connected somehow more than usually liable to mishap (8-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accident-prone

'more than usually liable to mishap' is the definition.
(likely to have accidents)

'pair connected somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'pair'+'connected'='pairconnected'
'pairconnected' with letters rearranged gives 'ACCIDENT-PRONE'.

(Other definitions for accident-prone that I've seen before include "Liable to have mishaps" , "Clumsy" , "Unusually susceptible to mishaps" , "Given to misadventure" , "Susceptible to mishap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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