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Get away from those people -- rough and common (3-2-3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run-of-the-mill

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'common' is the definition.
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'get away from those people rough' is the wordplay.
'get away' becomes 'run' (running is a kind of getting. I am not sure about the 'away' bit.).
'from' becomes 'of' (of can mean from or belonging to).
'those people' becomes 'them' ('they' refers to a group of people).
'rough' becomes 'ill' (rough can mean unwell).
'run'+'of'+'them'+'ill'='RUN-OF-THE-MILL'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for run-of-the-mill that I've seen before include "Mediocre" , "Everyday" , "Unexceptional" , "Bog standard" , "Ordinary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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