Tasmanian dares to shuffle very close (2,4,2,4,2)

I believe the answer is:

as near as damn it

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'close' is the definition.
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'tasmanian dares to shuffle' is the wordplay.
'to shuffle' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tasmanian'+'dares'='tasmaniandares'
'tasmaniandares' with letters rearranged gives 'AS NEAR AS DAMN IT'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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