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Somewhat glib over church year being uneven (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patchy

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'uneven' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'somewhat glib over church year' is the wordplay.
'somewhat glib' becomes 'pat' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'somewhat' bit.).
'over' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'pat'+'ch'+'y'='PATCHY'

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for patchy that I've seen before include "Uneven in quality like repaired clothes" , "Irregular in quality" , "Inconsistent" , "Uneven in quality - mended too often" , "Morose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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