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Articulate boy to flatten bright terrace (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sundeck

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'bright terrace' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'articulate boy to flatten' is the wordplay.
'articulate' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (articulated or said out loud).
'boy' becomes 'son' (synonyms).
'to flatten' becomes 'deck' (I've seen this in another clue).
'son' is a homophone of 'sun'.
'sun'+'deck'='SUNDECK'

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(Other definitions for sundeck that I've seen before include "Part of vessel" , "top of ship" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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