Crossword Genius

Irregular to bury glove by junction (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intermittent

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

'bury glove by junction' is the wordplay.
'bury' becomes 'inter' (to inter is to put into the ground).
'glove' becomes 'mitten' (mitten is a kind of glove).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'junction' becomes 't'.
'inter'+'mitten'+'t'='INTERMITTENT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for intermittent that I've seen before include "Irregular" , "Occurring at intervals" , "Not continuous or steady" , "Occasional" , "On-and-off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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