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See nothing in Manila (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nil

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'see nothing' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'in manila' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'NIL' is hidden in the letters of 'manila'.

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(Other definitions for nil that I've seen before include "Non-existent" , "Nothing - in Latin" , "You get nothing" , "Score of nought" , "0" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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