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... by all means, but averse to use by all (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolutely

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'by all means' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'averse to use by all' is the wordplay.
'to use by all' can be anagrammed to 'ABSOLUTELY'.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for absolutely that I've seen before include "I wholly agree!" , "Yes, indeed!" , "Utterly" , "Dead" , "You bet!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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