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First non-medallist reportedly approaching with plenty to say (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forthcoming

'with plenty to say' is the definition.
(forthcoming can mean eager to speak)

'first non-medallist reportedly approaching' is the wordplay.
'first non-medallist' becomes 'fourth' (a runner who comes fourth isn't given a medal).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'approaching' becomes 'coming' (synonyms).
'fourth' is a homophone of 'forth'.
'forth'+'coming'='FORTHCOMING'

(Other definitions for forthcoming that I've seen before include "Approaching" , "Communicative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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