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Ross

I believe the answer is:

trite

(Other definitions for trite that I've seen before include "Commonplace, hackneyed" , "Banal, commonplace" , "(Of an idea) lacking in originality" , "Dull, unoriginal" , "Overfamiliar through overuse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post and the LA Times.
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