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Statement offering little put detail awkwardly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

platitude

'statement offering little' is the definition.
(a pointless statement or comment)

'put detail awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'put'+'detail'='putdetail'
'putdetail' is an anagram of 'PLATITUDE'.

(Other definitions for platitude that I've seen before include "Commonplace remark uttered solemnly" , "Trite or obvious remark" , "Commonplace remark uttered as if original" , "that's nothing new" , "Trite remark made as if meaningful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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