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Unplanned opus - a sonnet, rewritten (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spontaneous

'unplanned' is the definition.
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'opus a sonnet rewritten' is the wordplay.
'rewritten' indicates an anagram.
'opus'+'a'+'sonnet'='opusasonnet'
'opusasonnet' anagrammed gives 'SPONTANEOUS'.

(Other definitions for spontaneous that I've seen before include "Cause of Mr Krook's death" , "Unprompted" , "Impulsive, unpremeditated" , "Impromptu" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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