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Doubtful, pawnbroker given a ring initially (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unclear

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

'pawnbroker given a ring initially' is the wordplay.
'pawnbroker' becomes 'uncle' (old-fashioned term for a pawnbroker).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'ring' is 'r'.
'uncle'+'a'+'r'='UNCLEAR'

(Other definitions for unclear that I've seen before include "Not easy to grasp" , "Ill-defined or not easily understood" , "hard to understand" , "in clouds?" , "Imprecise, hazy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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