Nevertheless there's a lack of variety (3,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

all the same

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'nevertheless' is the definition.
(synonyms)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for all the same that I've seen before include "everyone is in uniform" , "Nevertheless - identical" , "anyway" , "In any event" , "still > unimportant" .)

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

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