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Have the lady report on the whole thing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shebang

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'whole thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'have the lady report on' is the wordplay.
'have the lady' becomes 'she' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'report' becomes 'bang' (report can mean a loud noise).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'she'+'bang'='SHEBANG'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for shebang that I've seen before include "The entire system" , "business" , "Whole affair" , "Lot" , "The whole thing?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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