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Authority (5)

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'authority' is the definition.
(I know that authority can be written as say-so)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for say-so that I've seen before include "Authority to make a decision" , "Mere assertion (colloq.)" , "Go-ahead" , "Final approval" , "Authority to make or allow something to happen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.
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