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Inferior, so joint bottom? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

coarse

'inferior' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'joint bottom?' is the wordplay.
'joint' becomes 'co' (I've seen this in other clues).
'bottom?' becomes 'arse' (synonyms).
'co'+'arse'='COARSE'

'so' is the link.

(Other definitions for coarse that I've seen before include "Rough or crude, lacking refinement" , "Rough to the touch or lacking refinement" , "Vulgar - unrefined" , "Rough in texture or crude in manner" , "Rough or rude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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