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Of two things, not one is in there, surprisingly (7)

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neither

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'of two things not one' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'in there surprisingly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram (a surprising ordering of the letters).
'in'+'there'='inthere'
'inthere' with letters rearranged gives 'NEITHER'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for neither that I've seen before include "Not one of two" , "both are rejected" , "Not one thing or the other" , "Also not" , "Negative word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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