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Broadcast channel lacking in refinement (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coarse

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'broadcast' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for coarse that I've seen before include "Rough, uncouth" , "Rough or rude" , "Rude, vulgar" , "Rough in texture, or vulgar" , "Unpolished -- ribald" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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