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Chief of Police thrown out of club, say (5)

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utter

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'say' is the definition.
(to utter something is to speak or say it)

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(Other definitions for utter that I've seen before include "Put into words" , "Articulate, express" , "Without a single qualification" , "Perfect" , "Total < state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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