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Woolly from one adjacent catching a cold (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inexact

'woolly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one adjacent catching a cold' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'adjacent' becomes 'next' ('next' can be a synonym of 'adjacent').
'catching' is an insertion indicator.
'a cold' becomes 'ac' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'next' enclosing 'ac' is 'nexact'.
'i'+'nexact'='INEXACT'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for inexact that I've seen before include "Vague" , "Not entirely accurate" , "Woolly" , "estimated?" , "Not precise, approximate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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