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Messy, silly one razed heater in the centre (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slovenly

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'messy' is the definition.
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'silly one razed heater in the centre' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'heater' could be 'oven' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'oven' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for slovenly that I've seen before include "Dirty and slipshod" , "Untidy, dirty" , "Habitually dirty and unkempt" , "Untidy, unkempt" , "Disorganised" .)

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