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I am getting a bit to tell (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impart

'tell' is the definition.
(imparting is a kind of telling)

'i am getting a bit' is the wordplay.
'i am' becomes 'I'm'.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a bit' becomes 'part' (I've seen this before).
'im'+'part'='IMPART'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for impart that I've seen before include "Give - tell" , "Give - convey" , "Tell, pass on" , "Convey information, make known" , "Pass on information" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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