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Hateful duo is nothing special (6)

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I believe the answer is:

odious

'hateful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'duo is nothing special' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'special' is an anagram indicator.
'duo'+'is'+'o'='duoiso'
'duoiso' anagrammed gives 'ODIOUS'.

(Other definitions for odious that I've seen before include "Detestable, greatly disliked" , "Really obnoxious, generally disliked" , "Loathsome and repulsive" , "Extremely unpleasant" , "Contemptible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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