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Fail to pay gambling debts? The language! (5)

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welsh

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'language' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for welsh that I've seen before include "Cymric" , "British language" , "From Aberystwyth, for instancewelshw" , "Native to, eg, Cardiff" , "Dresser, harp or rabbit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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