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Fool comes up with wise quotation (7)

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I believe the answer is:

passage

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'quotation' is the definition.
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'fool comes up with wise' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'sap' (synonyms).
'comes up' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up).
'with wise' becomes 'sage' (similar in meaning. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'sap' in reverse letter order is 'pas'.
'pas'+'sage'='PASSAGE'

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(Other definitions for passage that I've seen before include "Piece of text or music" , "Way through; sea journey" , "Corridor or narrow laneway" , "Some reading" , "equestrian manoeuvre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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