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Hardly any answer call — then cheat one outrageously (1,4,2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a drop in the ocean

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'hardly any' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'answer call then cheat one outrageously' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'call' becomes 'dropin' (dropping in is a kind of calling).
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'outrageously' is an anagram indicator.
'cheat'+'one'='cheatone'
'cheatone' is an anagram of 'theocean'.
'a'+'dropin'+'theocean'='A DROP IN THE OCEAN'

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(Other definitions for a drop in the ocean that I've seen before include "Very little indeed" , "Like the fall of Icarus" , "that cuts no ice?" , "Drink for a drifter" , "An Arctic plunge" .)

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