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Not good value for a bun perhaps (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unfavourable

'not good' is the definition.
(unfavourable can mean not good or unfortunate)

'value for a bun perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'value'+'for'+'a'+'bun'='valueforabun'
'valueforabun' anagrammed gives 'UNFAVOURABLE'.

(Other definitions for unfavourable that I've seen before include "Ominous -- critical" , "Adverse" , "Discouraging" .)

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