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Rudimentary measure of grain not complete (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inchoate

'rudimentary' is the definition.
(both can mean still in development)

'measure of grain not complete' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'inch' (inch is a kind of measure).
'of grain' becomes 'oaten' (made from oats).
'not complete' means to remove the last letter.
'oaten' with its last letter taken away is 'oate'.
'inch'+'oate'='INCHOATE'

(Other definitions for inchoate that I've seen before include "just beginning" , "Confused" , "at an early stage" , "Unfinished" , "Undeveloped" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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