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Notice match is no great shakes (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adequate

'no great shakes' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'notice match' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad'.
'match' becomes 'equate' (I've seen this before**).
'ad'+'equate'='ADEQUATE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for adequate that I've seen before include "Sufficient or all right" , "'Satisfactory, acceptable (8)'" , "Passable but not great" , "Good or plentiful enough" , "Enough to meet a purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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