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Random opium use not ultimately causing rash (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impetuous

'rash' is the definition.
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'random opium use not ultimately' is the wordplay.
'random' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'not' is 't'.
'opium'+'use'+'t'='opiumuset'
'opiumuset' is an anagram of 'IMPETUOUS'.

'causing' is the link.

(Other definitions for impetuous that I've seen before include "Acting rashly" , "Hot-headed" , "Impulsive, hasty" , "Rash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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