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Dorothy's speakers (6)

Ross

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sayers

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'dorothy's' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for sayers that I've seen before include "Peig and Dorothy L." , "Dorothy L. --, novelist" , "detective story writer" , "They claim" , "she wrote mysteries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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