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In addition to being no less fit then (2,4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

as well as

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'in addition to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'being no less fit then' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'being' could be 'swell' (swell is a kind of being) and 'swell' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'aas' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for as well as that I've seen before include "Along with" , "In addition to (2, 4, 2)" , "In addition to, also" , "Supplementing" , "No less than" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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