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Not real or genuine (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ersatz

'not real or genuine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ersatz that I've seen before include "Artificial or synthetic, from German" , "Substitute - fake" , "Inferior substitute" , "Made in imitation, from German" , "unnatural" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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