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Unpredictable state — storm is brewing (3-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit-or-miss

'unpredictable' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'state storm is brewing' is the wordplay.
'state' becomes 'HI' (abbreviation for Hawaii).
'brewing' is an anagram indicator.
'storm'+'is'='stormis'
'stormis' anagrammed gives 'tormiss'.
'hi'+'tormiss'='HIT-OR-MISS'

(Other definitions for hit-or-miss that I've seen before include "Haphazard, random" , "Of method, erratic or random" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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