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Nothing in translation of the Bard is coarse (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

broad

'coarse' is the definition.
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'nothing in translation of the bard' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'translation of' indicates anagramming the letters (translate can mean to transform).
'bard' anagrammed gives 'brad'.
'o' put within 'brad' is 'BROAD'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for broad that I've seen before include "Board (anag.)" , "Wide; general" , "River expansion" , "Without detail; wide" , "Open" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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