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Like bread — inferior, by the sound of it (6)

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I believe the answer is:

crumby

'like bread' is the definition.
(as in breadcrumbs)

'inferior by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'inferior' becomes 'crummy' (similar in meaning).
'by the sound of it' shows a homophone (sound like).
'crummy' sounds like 'CRUMBY'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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