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Everything in show would be superficial (3)

Ross

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all

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'everything' is the definition.
(all things)

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(Other definitions for all that I've seen before include "The whole quantity" , "and 16 Across and 23 Across: Even so" , "nothing more" , "Very nearly" , "Garden path (Fr.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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