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Faithful without pretence (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exact

'faithful' is the definition.
(as in a faithful translation)

'without pretence' is the wordplay.
'without' becomes 'ex' (Latin).
'pretence' becomes 'act'.
'ex'+'act'='EXACT'

(Other definitions for exact that I've seen before include "Precise, accurate" , "Completely accurate" , "Correct; insist on" , "Strict" , "Not approximate, precise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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