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Knot in lace - it's stiff (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inelastic

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

'knot in lace it's' is the wordplay.
'knot' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'knotted' mean this).
'in'+'lace'+'its'='inlaceits'
'inlaceits' is an anagram of 'INELASTIC'.

(Other definitions for inelastic that I've seen before include "Without a spring" , "Rigid" , "stiff" , "Unyielding" , "Having no give" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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