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Triangle ratio cannot get worse (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cotangent

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'triangle ratio' is the definition.
'cotangent' can be an answer for 'ratio' (I have seen 'Mathematical ratio' mean 'cotangent' so perhaps 'ratio' could also mean 'cotangent'). I am not certain of the 'triangle' bit.

'cannot get worse' is the wordplay.
'worse' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'cannot'+'get'='cannotget'
'cannotget' with letters rearranged gives 'COTANGENT'.

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(Other definitions for cotangent that I've seen before include "Mathematical ratio" , "Maths function" , "proportion" , "Mathematician's function" , "In triangular relationship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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