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Son has unfinished model to spray (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spatter

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

'son has unfinished model' is the wordplay.
'son has' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'unfinished' means to remove the last letter.
'model' becomes 'pattern' (pattern is a kind of model).
'pattern' with its last letter taken off is 'patter'.
's'+'patter'='SPATTER'

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(Other definitions for spatter that I've seen before include "Set part (anag.)" , "Cover with droplets" , "spray" , "Sprinkle" , "shower" .)

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