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Poor writing in ledger, go bananas! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doggerel

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'poor writing' is the definition.
'doggerel' can be an answer for 'writing' (doggerel is a kind of writing). I am not certain of the 'poor' bit.

'ledger go bananas' is the wordplay.
'bananas' indicates anagramming the letters (informal term for mad).
'ledger'+'go'='ledgergo'
'ledgergo' is an anagram of 'DOGGEREL'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for doggerel that I've seen before include "Trite verse" , "Nonsense verse" , "Worthless verse - gored leg (anag)" , "Poor quality comic or trivial verse" , "Burlesque verse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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