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Just a ban, or else reforms (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reasonable

'just' is the definition.
('reasonable' is associated in meaning with 'just')

'a ban or else reforms' is the wordplay.
'reforms' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'ban'+'or'+'else'='abanorelse'
'abanorelse' is an anagram of 'REASONABLE'.

(Other definitions for reasonable that I've seen before include "Sound" , "Not excessive or extreme" , "Fair, rational" , "description of rationality" , "Fair - inexpensive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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