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All, without exception, envy her sort? Some, anyhow (5,7,3)

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I believe the answer is:

every mothers son

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'all' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'envy her sort? some anyhow' is the wordplay.
'anyhow' is an anagram indicator.
'envy'+'her'+'sort'+'some'='envyhersortsome'
'envyhersortsome' is an anagram of 'EVERY MOTHERS SON'.

'without exception' is the link.
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(Other definitions for every mothers son that I've seen before include "identifying the feminine issue" , "affected by the Oedipus complex?" , "Absolutely all men" , "nobody's excluded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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