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Suppose it's nothing long (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opine

'suppose' is the definition.
(I know that suppose can be written as opine)

'nothing long' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'long' becomes 'pine' (to pine for someone is to long for them).
'o'+'pine'='OPINE'

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for opine that I've seen before include "Believe" , "judge" , "Suggest" , "Suppose" , "State one's held view" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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