Uninspired spy agency’s recalled (7)

I believe the answer is:

prosaic

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'uninspired' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spy agency's recalled' is the wordplay.
'spy' becomes 'pro' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'agency's' becomes 'CIA's' (CIA is an example).
'recalled' is a reversal indicator.
'cias' backwards is 'saic'.
'pro'+'saic'='PROSAIC'

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(Other definitions for prosaic that I've seen before include "Commonplace, unromantic" , "Unimaginative - air cops (anag)" , "Matter-of-fact" , "boring!" , "Hackneyed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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