### Clue: Unduly long odds of Daley's uncontrolled dive taking first place (7)
### Answer: SPINDLY 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Unduly long
 **1st, 3rd and 5th letters of**(odds of) "Daley" **placed after**(… taking first place) SPIN(an uncontrolled dive/revolving descent of a aircraft.
Defn: …/tall and thin.