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Playing guitar to us was uncalled for (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gratuitous

'uncalled for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'playing guitar to us' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'guitar' anagrammed gives 'gratui'.
'gratui'+'to'+'us'='GRATUITOUS'

'was' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gratuitous that I've seen before include "without justification" , "Done without good reason; free" , "uncalled for" , "Needless" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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