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For example, first or second row to get spoken about (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ordinal

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'for example first' is the definition.
('first' is an example)

'row to get spoken about' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'to get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'spoken about' becomes 'oral' (similar in meaning. I am not sure about the 'about' bit.).
'din' put within 'oral' is 'ORDINAL'.

'or second' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for ordinal that I've seen before include "Numeral indicating rank order" , "Type of number" , "First and second, say" , "Indicating position in sequence - iron lad (anag)" , "E.g. first" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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