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Tendency of apparently unipedal medic? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drift

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'tendency' is the definition.
(I know that drift is a type of tendency)

'apparently unipedal medic?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'medic?' could be 'dr' (abbreviation for doctor) and 'dr' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for drift that I've seen before include "Meander aimlessly" , "Go with the flow" , "Wander aimlessly" , "Be powerless to control movement" , "Tenor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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