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As always, there's nothing in a fake Vermeer (8)

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I believe the answer is:

evermore

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'as always' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'nothing in a fake vermeer' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a fake' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'vermeer' anagrammed gives 'evermre'.
'o' inserted into 'evermre' is 'EVERMORE'.

'there's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for evermore that I've seen before include "Always, forever" , "Eternally" , "Always and without end" , "Forever (literary)" , "unceasingly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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