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Inferior substitute (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ersatz

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">inferior substitute</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ersatz that I've seen before include "Phoney as in Germany" , "'Artificial, not genuine (6)'" , "Mock" , "Spurious" , "Artificial or inferior imitation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Irish Times.
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