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Uneven grass in Morecambe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erratic

'uneven' is the definition.
(erratic can mean uneven or unpredictable)

'grass in morecambe' is the wordplay.
'grass' becomes 'rat' (both can mean a snitch or informer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'morecambe' becomes 'eric' (comedian Eric Morecambe).
'rat' put within 'eric' is 'ERRATIC'.

(Other definitions for erratic that I've seen before include "Fickle" , "Sporadic" , "on irregular path" , "Wandering" , "Changeable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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