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It's like sorting mail, sir (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

similar

'it's like' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sorting mail sir' is the wordplay.
'sorting' indicates an anagram.
'mail'+'sir'='mailsir'
'mailsir' with letters rearranged gives 'SIMILAR'.

(Other definitions for similar that I've seen before include "Comparable" , "Alike, resembling" , "Of the same kind" , "Appearing the same" , "Akin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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