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Fake selection of pedometers at zero (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ersatz

'fake' is the definition.
(ersatz means fake or imitation)

'selection of pedometers at zero' is the wordplay.
'selection of' indicates a hidden word.
'ERSATZ' is hidden within 'pedometers at zero'.

(Other definitions for ersatz that I've seen before include "Made in imitation, from German" , "Inferior substitute" , "Made in imitation - in Germany" , "Artificial, imitation - from German" , "Substitute - fake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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