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Mimicking the appalling lack of content (5)

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aping

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(Other definitions for aping that I've seen before include "Mimicking like monkey" , "Acting like a parrot" , "Trying to repeat" , "Parroting" , "Making copy of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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