Precariousness of senior's pulse worrying (12)
I believe the answer is:
perilousness
'precariousness' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'senior's pulse worrying' is the wordplay.
'worrying' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seniors'+'pulse'='seniorspulse'
'seniorspulse' anagrammed gives 'PERILOUSNESS'.
'of' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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