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Uncle doesn't finish, and youth doesn't start, being coarse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uncouth

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'coarse' is the definition.
(I know that coarse can be written as uncouth)

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(Other definitions for uncouth that I've seen before include "Boorish, clumsy in manner" , "in an awkward way" , "Ill-bred and coarse" , "Loutish" , "Crude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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