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Unlucky one guided around wrong flat (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill-fated

'unlucky' is the definition.
('ill-fated' can be a synonym of 'unlucky')

'one guided around wrong flat' is the subsidiary indication.
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'guided' becomes 'led' ('lead' can be a synonym of 'guide').
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'flat' is an anagram of 'lfat'.
'led' enclosing 'lfat' is 'llfated'.
'i'+'llfated'='illfated'

(Other definitions for ill-fated that I've seen before include "Destined to fail" , "Doomed(3.5)" , "Yelp like pig" , "Unlucky, destined to lose" , "Destined for bad luck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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