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Tired war becoming more tasteless (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tawdrier

'more tasteless' is the definition.
('tawdry' can be similar in meaning to 'tasteless')

'tired war becoming' is the wordplay.
'becoming' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tired'+'war'='tiredwar'
'tiredwar' anagrammed gives 'TAWDRIER'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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