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Consideration, however, close to redundant (7)

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I believe the answer is:

thought

'consideration' is the definition.
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'however close to redundant' is the wordplay.
'however' becomes 'though' ('though' can be a synonym of 'however').
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'redundant' is 't'.
'though'+'t'='THOUGHT'

(Other definitions for thought that I've seen before include "Idea, opinion" , "Reflection" , "Thinking process" , "Musing" , "Considered, believed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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