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Unseen, let tan develop (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latent

'unseen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'let tan develop' is the wordplay.
'develop' indicates anagramming the letters.
'let'+'tan'='lettan'
'lettan' is an anagram of 'LATENT'.

(Other definitions for latent that I've seen before include "Existing but not yet active or visible" , "Potential not realised" , "Not presently active" , "Potential, dormant" , "Hidden (talent)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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