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Some method to accommodate aged, without much care (3,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

any old how

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'without much care' is the definition.
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'some method to accommodate aged' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'any' (similar in meaning).
'method' becomes 'how' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to accommodate' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'aged' becomes 'old' (similar in meaning).
'any'+'how'='anyhow'
'anyhow' enclosing 'old' is 'ANY OLD HOW'.

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(Other definitions for any old how that I've seen before include "Without special care" , "disorderly" , "casually" .)

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