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Wandering heifer ultimately not for the dairy? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

rudderless

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'wandering heifer ultimately' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'not for the dairy?' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'the dairy?' becomes 'rudder' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'less' after 'rudder' is 'RUDDERLESS'.

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(Other definitions for rudderless that I've seen before include "Having lost control" , "Without steering mechanism" , "not yielding power to steer" , "Lacking direction" , "Unable to provide guidance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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