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Repairing of pitch dear? Far from it! (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dirt cheap

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'far from it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'repairing of pitch dear?' is the wordplay.
'repairing of' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'repaired' mean this).
'pitch'+'dear'='pitchdear'
'pitchdear' anagrammed gives 'DIRT-CHEAP'.

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(Other definitions for dirt cheap that I've seen before include "Extremely inexpensive" , "rock-bottom prices" , "for very little money" , "Going for a song" , "doing little damage?" .)

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