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What's nil nil after fine match? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

footie

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'what's nil nil after fine match?' is the definition.
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'nil nil after fine match?' is the wordplay.
'nil' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'nil' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation in pencil classifications).
'match?' becomes 'tie' (tie can mean a sporting fixture).
'o'+'o'='oo'
'oo' put after 'f' is 'foo'.
'foo'+'tie'='FOOTIE'

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