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Talent to update it carelessly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aptitude

'talent' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Natural talent ' mean 'aptitude' so perhaps 'talent' could also mean 'aptitude')

'update it carelessly' is the wordplay.
'carelessly' indicates an anagram.
'update'+'it'='updateit'
'updateit' anagrammed gives 'APTITUDE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for aptitude that I've seen before include "Natural gift" , "Inherent ability, natural talent" , "capacity" , "Bent" , "Natural ability or skill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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