Crossword Genius

Smooth second class country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bland

'smooth' is the definition.
(I know that smooth can be written as bland)

'second class country' is the wordplay.
'second class' becomes 'b'.
'country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'b'+'land'='BLAND'

(Other definitions for bland that I've seen before include "Insipid - uninteresting" , "Without flavour" , "without distinctive characteristics" , "Mild and insipid" , "Dull - tasteless" .)

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