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Collectively, nothing more to say? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

all told

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'collectively' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'nothing more to say?' is the wordplay.
'nothing more' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'to say?' becomes 'told' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'all'+'told'='ALL TOLD'

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(Other definitions for all told that I've seen before include "book reading's finished?" , "Everyone informed" , "Altogether" , "Nothing missed out" , "Taking everything into account" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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