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A rhyme? Quite - but it's hackneyed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trite

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'hackneyed' is the definition.
(I know that hackneyed can be written as trite)

'a rhyme? quite but it's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rite' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for trite that I've seen before include "(Of an idea) lacking in originality" , "Stock" , "all vigour is gone" , "Overfamiliar through overuse" , "used till novelty's worn off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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