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Not so bad you can’t hand it round? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passable

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'not so bad' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'can't hand it round?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hand' could be 'pass' (synonyms) and 'pass' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'you' is the link.

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(Other definitions for passable that I've seen before include "Barely adequate" , "Good enough to be acceptable" , "All right" , "Fair" , "examinations should be!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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