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Merited, by a whisker (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

just

This clue is a double definition.

'merited' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'by a whisker' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for just that I've seen before include "Merely - fair" , "free from bias" , "Fair and proper" , "Morally right" , "Merited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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