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Rewritten rule said to be remaining (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

residual

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

'rewritten rule said' is the wordplay.
'rewritten' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rule'+'said'='rulesaid'
'rulesaid' with letters rearranged gives 'RESIDUAL'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for residual that I've seen before include "Pertaining to what is left over" , "Left over as a remainder" , "'Remaining, left over (8)'" , "Leftover - used rail (anag)" , "Concerning what is left over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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