Inferior in standard (5)

I believe the answer is:

worse

(Other definitions for worse that I've seen before include "More serious" , "Of poorer quality" , "Opposite of better" , "Less good" , "More awful or unwell" .)

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

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