nothing for a pair

[mallyh]

once again nothing for a pair is driving me silly can any one help ,it has nothing to do with bruce forsyth

[bluepork19]

yes

[mallyh]

nothing for a pair is a competition in real people mag

[TheWinner]

Is it a crossword? How many letters? What have you got any already?

[mike11111]

It was probably the response of a French editor to the Duchess of Cambridge when she asked for appearance money.

[TheWinner]

Very good Mike!

[mallyh]

not a crossword but a silly matchup comp. liked your reply mike

[mike11111]

It may also derive from card gambling games such as poker and brag, in which, in order to speed up the game and increase the kitty, the normally lowest valued hand "a pair" was not accepted in case it might disrupt the game.

[pugthedog]

i think the answer is removers

[mallyh]

thankyou pugthedog