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Poor colt somehow to produce good form (8)

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I believe the answer is:

protocol

'good form' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'poor colt somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'poor'+'colt'='poorcolt'
'poorcolt' with letters rearranged gives 'PROTOCOL'.

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for protocol that I've seen before include "Official code of conduct for a group" , "official rules" , "Poor clot involved in kind of status etiquette" , "Etiquette with regard to rank or status" , "customs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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