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Separated garden set to be redeveloped (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estranged

'separated' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'garden set to be redeveloped' is the wordplay.
'to be redeveloped' indicates an anagram.
'garden'+'set'='gardenset'
'gardenset' is an anagram of 'ESTRANGED'.

(Other definitions for estranged that I've seen before include "Cut off" , "A nerd gets (anag) - separated" , "Sad regent (anag) - disaffected" , "no longer friendly" , "Alienated, disaffected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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