Is unsteady and quits, sick inside (10)
I believe the answer is:
vacillates
'is unsteady' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'quits sick inside' is the wordplay.
'quits' becomes 'vacates' (vacating is a kind of quitting).
'sick' becomes 'ill' (synonyms).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'vacates' placed around 'ill' is 'VACILLATES'.
'and' is the link.
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