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Tailor sets rules -- no uniform is itchy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

restless

'itchy' is the definition.
('restless' can be a synonym of 'itchy')

'tailor sets rules no uniform' is the wordplay.
'tailor' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'no' is a deletion indicator.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sets'+'rules'='setsrules'
'setsrules' with 'u' taken out is 'setsrles'.
'setsrles' with letters rearranged gives 'RESTLESS'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for restless that I've seen before include "Fidgety, uneasy" , "Unable to relax or be still" , "Unsettled, fidgety" , "Wakeful" , "Unable to sit still" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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