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Express a view: nothing long (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opine

'express a view' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nothing long' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'long' becomes 'pine' (to pine for someone is to long for them).
'o'+'pine'='OPINE'

(Other definitions for opine that I've seen before include "Express one's view" , "State as one's belief" , "Give one's view" , "Conjecture" , "Proffer a view" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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