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Brittle letters added to one or more texts (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

libretti

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'more texts' is the definition.
'libretti' can be an answer for 'texts'. I am not certain of the 'more' bit.

'brittle letters added to one' is the wordplay.
'letters' indicates anagramming the letters.
'added to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'brittle' with letters rearranged gives 'librett'.
'librett'+'i'='LIBRETTI'

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(Other definitions for libretti that I've seen before include "Words" , "Opera texts" , "Books" , "score-books?" , "Da Ponte's texts" .)

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