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Barely deserved (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

just

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'barely' is the first definition.
('just' can be a synonym of 'barely')

'deserved' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for just that I've seen before include "Barely - deserved" , "Barely honest?" , "Barely; right and fair" , "legal?" , "Fair - precisely" .)

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