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Chatterbox makes contrary agent cover cost (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yapper

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

'contrary agent cover cost' is the wordplay.
'contrary' is a reversal indicator.
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'cover cost' becomes 'pay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rep'+'pay'='reppay'
'reppay' reversed gives 'YAPPER'.

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(Other definitions for yapper that I've seen before include "garrulous commentator?" , "Chatterbox" , "Prepay (anag) -- an excited puppy?" , "One who can't stop talking" , "Noisy dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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