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If you don't look so closely at it, it's very good (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peerless

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'very good' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'if you don't look so closely at it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'look' could be 'peer' (to peer at something is to look at it) and 'peer' is found within the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'it's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for peerless that I've seen before include "No Iolanthe performance could be so" , "Unparalleled, incomparable" , "superb" , "Beyond compare" , "Unique" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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