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Working at loan without a key (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atonal

'without a key' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'working at loan' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'at'+'loan'='atloan'
'atloan' anagrammed gives 'ATONAL'.

(Other definitions for atonal that I've seen before include "(Of music) without key" , "(Of music) not in any key or mode" , "(Of music) lacking key" , "Keyless" , "Unaccented" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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