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Ring denies adaptation is primarily discriminatory or lacking in balance (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

one-sided

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'or lacking in balance' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'ring denies adaptation is primarily discriminatory' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'adaptation' is an anagram indicator.
'is primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'discriminatory' is 'd'.
'denies' with letters rearranged gives 'neside'.
'o'+'neside'+'d'='ONE-SIDED'

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(Other definitions for one-sided that I've seen before include "Biased, favouring one part over another" , "So denied being unfair or biased" , "Unbalanced" , "Unfair or uneven" , "Indeed so (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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