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A slight incoherence in speech (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slur

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(Other definitions for slur that I've seen before include "Slight - stain" , "Speak indistinctly, as a drunk might" , "Speak as drunk perhaps" , "making indistinct sound" , "Disparaging remark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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