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Speedway tie's oddly unexciting (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sedate

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

'speedway tie's oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'speedway'+'ties'='speedwayties'
The alternating letters of 'speedwayties' are 'SEDATE'.

(Other definitions for sedate that I've seen before include "Staid - tranquillise" , "Staid; put to sleep" , "Leisurely" , "Staid and sober" , "grave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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