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Exaggerate awfully witty Orwellian oath (3,2,2,4,1,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lay it on with a trowel

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'exaggerate awfully witty orwellian oath' is the definition.
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'awfully witty orwellian oath' is the wordplay.
'awfully' is an anagram indicator.
'witty'+'orwellian'+'oath'='wittyorwellianoath'
'wittyorwellianoath' anagrammed gives 'LAY IT ON WITH A TROWEL'.

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(Other definitions for lay it on with a trowel that I've seen before include "offering advice to bricklayer with cement" , "Labour the point" .)

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