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Able to read and write Latin? Say again (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

literate

'able to read and write' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'latin? say again' is the wordplay.
'latin?' becomes 'l'.
'say again' becomes 'iterate' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'iterate'='LITERATE'

(Other definitions for literate that I've seen before include "Well versed in books" , "Well-read" , "well expressed" , "Relate it, being well read" , "Scholarly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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