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Security alert local relayed incorrectly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collateral

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'security' is the definition.
(collateral is a kind of security)

'alert local relayed incorrectly' is the wordplay.
'alert local' can be anagrammed to 'COLLATERAL'.
However, I am unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for collateral that I've seen before include "Guarantee" , "Secondary; parallel" , "damage?" , "running side by side" , "Security for loan repayment; secondary" .)

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