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Brusque in Battersea (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terse

'brusque' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in battersea' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TERSE' is hidden within 'battersea'.

(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Trees (anag.)" , "Aphoristic" , "Crisply brief" , "Pithy and concise" , "Short and succinct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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