There's a lack of variety still (3,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

all the same

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'still' is the definition.
(synonyms)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for all the same that I've seen before include "anyway" , "Notwithstanding" , "even so" , "like peas in a pod?" , "Not material" .)

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

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