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Quite a lot, but not so much it's dishonest? (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fair amount

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'much it's dishonest?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'quite a lot but not' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'lot' could be 'm' and 'm' is present in the answer.
'not' could be 'nt' (synonyms) and 'nt' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'so' acts as a link.

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