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Unable to hear the fade-out (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deaf

'unable to hear' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fade-out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'fade' with letters rearranged gives 'DEAF'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deaf that I've seen before include "Unable to pick up" , "Unhearing" , "like stone?" , "Receiving no sound" , "Deprived of the sense of hearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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