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Stupidly reproduce routine (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

procedure

'routine' is the definition.
(I know that routine can be written as procedure)

'stupidly reproduce' is the wordplay.
'stupidly' indicates anagramming the letters (a stupid ordering of the letters).
'reproduce' is an anagram of 'PROCEDURE'.

(Other definitions for procedure that I've seen before include "Set sequence of events to achieve a result" , "sequence of actions" , "Established way of working" , "Particular course of action to achieve a goal" , "Action taken" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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