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Nothing original in parking angle to north or south (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

platitude

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'south' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for platitude that I've seen before include "Cliche" , "Commonplace remark, banal or trite" , "overused phrase" , "Empty remark" , "We've heard that before" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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