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Assert firmly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aver

(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Swear" , "Maintain - assert - allege" , "Assert to be the case" , "Declare or insist" , "Vera could declare to be true" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the LA Times.
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