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The rhyme's right, but it's banal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trite

'it's banal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'the rhyme's right' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'rhyme's' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (I've seen 'rhyme' mean this).
'right' sounds like 'rite'.
't'+'rite'='TRITE'

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trite that I've seen before include "Dull, unoriginal" , "used till novelty's worn off" , "Banal, commonplace" , "all vigour is gone" , "Overfamiliar through overuse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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