Only average or rather inferior (8)

I believe the answer is:

mediocre

(Other definitions for mediocre that I've seen before include "Pedestrian, second-rate" , "Fairly bad" , "Somewhat inferior" , "Fair, middle of the road" , "Of only average quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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