In spite of this, nobody is different (3,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

all the same

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'in spite of this' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for all the same that I've seen before include "anyway" , "Despite anything to the contrary" , "In any event" , "in spite of this" , "even so" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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