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Nevertheless is not to be satisfied with just part (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

after all

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'nevertheless' is the definition.
(after all can mean nevertheless)

'not to be satisfied with just part' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'part' could be 'aft' (I have seen 'Rear part ' mean 'aft' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'aft') and 'aft' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for after all that I've seen before include "Nevertheless, when everything has been considered" , "anyway" , "most importantly" , "when push comes to shove" , "Where most dictionary entries are" .)

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