Each one identical, in spite of this (3,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

all the same

'in spite of this' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'each one identical' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'all' (similar in meaning).
'one identical' becomes 'thesame'.
'all'+'thesame'='ALL THE SAME'

(Other definitions for all the same that I've seen before include "anyway" , "even so" , "like peas in a pod?" , "in spite of this" , "still > unimportant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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