Second-rate (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">second-rate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that second-rate can be written as mediocre)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mediocre that I've seen before include "Average (but poor)" , "Second-rate, undistinguished" , "Somewhat inferior" , "Not very good" , "Of unexceptional quality" .)
(Other definitions for inferior that I've seen before include "badly done?" , "Lower in rank or quality" , "Poorer in quality" , "Subordinate" , "Second-class" .)