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Close friend oddly can't find nothing inside (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confidant

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

'oddly can't find nothing inside' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates an anagram.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'cant'+'find'='cantfind'
'cantfind' with letters rearranged gives 'cnfidant'.
'cnfidant' going around 'o' is 'CONFIDANT'.

(Other definitions for confidant that I've seen before include "Close friend entrusted with secrets etc" , "Trusted friend" , "Sharer of secrets" , "intimate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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