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Real pic? It's phoney copy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

replica

'copy' is the definition.
(replica is a kind of copy)

'real pic? it's phoney' is the wordplay.
'it's phoney' is an anagram indicator.
'real'+'pic'='realpic'
'realpic' with letters rearranged gives 'REPLICA'.

(Other definitions for replica that I've seen before include "Exact copy as of sport trophy" , "Parcel I arranged as exact copy" , "knock-off" , "Reproduction, exact copy" , "Copy original" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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