In some respects (2,1,4)

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2,1,4

of a sort

'in some respects' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for of a sort that I've seen before include "Vague, inexact" , "Roughly" , "Rough, inexact, inferior" , "after a fashion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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