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Articulate private gets back shortly (2,1,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in a second

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'shortly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'articulate private gets back' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'back' could be 'second' (both can mean to support an idea or proposal) and 'second' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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