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Only comparatively devoid of value? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

worthless

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'only comparatively devoid' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'value?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'value?' could be 'worth' (value is a kind of worth) and 'worth' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'less' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for worthless that I've seen before include "Having no value" , "Wretched" , "Good-for-nothing" .)

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