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Business exam's verbal and physical (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corporal

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'physical' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'business exam's' is the wordplay.
'business' becomes 'corp' ().
'exam' becomes 'oral' (spoken academic test).
'corp'+'oral'='CORPORAL'

'verbal and' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for corporal that I've seen before include "Of the body, say punishment" , "NCO rank below sergeant" , "Poor Carl (anag)" , "Like old-fashioned punishment" , "characterising a body" .)

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