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Blur faces but nothing otherwise (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obfuscate

'blur' is the definition.
(both can mean to make more confusing)

'faces but nothing otherwise' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'otherwise' indicates anagramming the letters.
'faces'+'but'+'o'='facesbuto'
'facesbuto' anagrammed gives 'OBFUSCATE'.

(Other definitions for obfuscate that I've seen before include "Darken or obscure something" , "Make unintelligible" , "Make confused" , "Hide" , "Perplex" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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