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Everyday embargo on health centre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banal

'everyday' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'embargo on health centre' is the wordplay.
'embargo' becomes 'ban' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'centre' says to take the centre.
The middle letters of 'health' are 'al'.
'ban'+'al'='BANAL'

(Other definitions for banal that I've seen before include "Obvious and boring" , "boringly dull" , "Boring or trivial" , "Uninspiring" , "flat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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