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The same day, it gets to (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ditto

'the same' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'day it gets to' is the wordplay.
'day' becomes 'd'.
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'd'+'it'+'to'='DITTO'

(Other definitions for ditto that I've seen before include "As given above" , "that which has been said" , "couple of marks" , "Likewise" , "Two small marks indicating the same again" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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