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To many, I’m not very clever (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dim

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'not very clever' is the definition.
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'to many i'm' is the wordplay.
'to many' becomes 'd' ().
'd'+'im'='DIM'

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(Other definitions for dim that I've seen before include "Unintelligent; badly lit" , "Lacking clarity or distinctness" , "Slow to learn" , "Somewhat out of sight" , "Opaque, not bright" .)

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