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Just me, playing lyre (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

merely

'just' is the definition.
('merely' can be a synonym of 'just')

'me playing lyre' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'lyre' is an anagram of 'rely'.
'me'+'rely'='MERELY'

(Other definitions for merely that I've seen before include "Just one" , "'Only, and nothing more (6)'" , "Simply - only" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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