Apologists ignore a lot of tittle-tattle (6)

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gossip

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'tittle-tattle' is the definition.
(I know that tittle-tattle can be written as gossip)

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(Other definitions for gossip that I've seen before include "Chin-wag, chit-chat" , "female friend at a birth" , "Scandalous rumour" , "gas" , "Idle, malicious, chatter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.

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