About the same (4)
'about the same' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for even that I've seen before include "Level as odds may be" , "Tied" , "on level terms" , "Steady or smooth" , "Pantomime" .)
(Other definitions for akin that I've seen before include "Similar in quality" , "Related by blood" , "Having similar characteristics" , "Of like nature or related" , "Of similar character" .)