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Charming bore? Not exactly (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pretty well

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'not exactly' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'charming bore?' is the wordplay.
'charming' becomes 'pretty' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bore?' becomes 'well' (I've seen this before).
'pretty'+'well'='PRETTY WELL'

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(Other definitions for pretty well that I've seen before include "More or less" , "Practically" , "Aim of dressing in Derbyshire" , "Close to" , "Sort of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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