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To feign illness isn't merely nothing (3)

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I believe the answer is:

nil

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'nothing' is the definition.
(eg nil is zero in football)

'to feign illness isn't merely' is the wordplay.
'NIL' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nil that I've seen before include "Nothing, zero" , "Lacking value" , "Nothing - in Latin" , "Nix, nada, nothing" , "0" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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