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As wit, may seem endlessly puny (3)

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I believe the answer is:

pun

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'as wit may seem' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'endlessly puny' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'puny' with its last letter removed is 'PUN'.

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(Other definitions for pun that I've seen before include "joke" , "A play on words, not really wit" , "Double entendre" , "A play on words - not the height of wit" , "A play on words, may be funny" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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