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Rake could make oddly neater edge (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

degenerate

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

'oddly neater edge' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'neater'+'edge'='neateredge'
'neateredge' anagrammed gives 'DEGENERATE'.

'could make' is the link.

(Other definitions for degenerate that I've seen before include "Debased, degraded" , "In moral or physical decline" , "Showing evidence of decline" , "dishonourable" , "Sexual deviant - grow worse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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