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Doctor hiding nothing - about average (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mediocre

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'average' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'doctor hiding nothing about' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'me' and 'me' is present in the answer.
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for mediocre that I've seen before include "Of only average quality" , "Come ride (anag.)" , "Run-of-the-mill" , "Rather inferior" , "poor to middling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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