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Really very indifferent (2-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

so-so

'indifferent' is the definition.
(I know that indifferent can be written as so-so)

'really very' is the wordplay.
'really' becomes 'so' (both can mean 'extremely').
'very' becomes 'so' (both can mean 'extremely').
'so'+'so'='SO-SO'

(Other definitions for so-so that I've seen before include "Rather middling" , "Only moderately good in repetitive way" , "Indifferently good" , "Of middling quality" , "just about adequate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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