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Near the middle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mean

I believe this is a double definition.

'near' is the first definition.
(both can mean miserly)

'the middle' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "Nasty" , "Tight - average" , "Stingy in average way" , "Name for being stingy" , "The average could be miserly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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