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Unproductive elites run in revolution (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sterile

'unproductive' is the definition.
(unable to reproduce)

'elites run in revolution' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'in revolution' indicates an anagram.
'elites'+'r'='elitesr'
'elitesr' is an anagram of 'STERILE'.

(Other definitions for sterile that I've seen before include "like a mule" , "Lab so clean" , "Unable to have children" , "unable to reproduce results" , "Incapable of reproducing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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