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To arrange the relay is hard (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leathery

'is hard' is the definition.
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'to arrange the relay' is the wordplay.
'to arrange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'relay'='therelay'
'therelay' with letters rearranged gives 'LEATHERY'.

(Other definitions for leathery that I've seen before include "Tough-textured" , "as old balls?" , "like old boots?" , "Like tough skin" , "(Of skin) having a tough and hard texture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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