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Good person spoke — had trouble with speech (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stuttered

'had trouble with speech' is the definition.
(stutter is a type of speech impediment)

'good person spoke' is the wordplay.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'spoke' becomes 'uttered' ('utter' can be a synonym of 'speak').
'st'+'uttered'='STUTTERED'

(Other definitions for stuttered that I've seen before include "Spoke with repetition of first consonants" , "Spoke haltingly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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