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Average portion of miso soup (2-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

so-so

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

'portion of miso soup' is the wordplay.
'portion of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SO-SO' is hidden within 'miso soup'.

(Other definitions for so-so that I've seen before include "Informally, only moderately good or well" , "Of average quality" , "Rather middling" , "OK, but nothing special" , "Neither good nor bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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