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Maybe like the living dead in a ring, with axes not very sharp (10)

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I believe the answer is:

oxymoronic

'maybe like the living dead' is the definition.

'a ring with axes not very sharp' is the wordplay.
'a ring' becomes 'o'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'axes' becomes 'xy' (x axis and y axis).
'not very sharp' becomes 'moronic'.
'o'+'xy'+'moronic'='OXYMORONIC'

'in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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