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Unwillingness to cut cleaner out (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reluctance

'unwillingness' is the definition.
(I know that reluctance is a type of unwillingness)

'cut cleaner out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'cut'+'cleaner'='cutcleaner'
'cutcleaner' with letters rearranged gives 'RELUCTANCE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for reluctance that I've seen before include "Unwillingness (to do something)" , "Hesitation" , "Wariness" , "averse reaction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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