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No odds? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evens

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'odds?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'no' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eves' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for evens that I've seen before include "Kind of bet where odds are one to one" , "Exchange, substitute" , "less likely than 27 [ODDS-ON]" , "Presses" , "Level odds?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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