All the same (12)

I believe the answer is:

nevertheless

'all the same?' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for nevertheless that I've seen before include "In spite of everything" , "at any rate" , "Still" , "But always" , "Notwithstanding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Telegraph.

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