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...just as struck, perhaps (2,4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in mint condition

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'struck perhaps' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'just as' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'mintcondition' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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