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Individually specify setter on cryptic Times puzzle finally (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

itemise

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'individually specify' is the definition.
'itemise' can be an answer for 'specify' ('specify'->'itemize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise'). I am not sure about the 'individually' bit.

'setter on cryptic times puzzle finally' is the wordplay.
'setter' becomes 'i' (the person who set this crossword).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'cryptic' indicates an anagram (a cryptic or obscure order of the letters).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'puzzle' is 'e'.
'times'+'e'='timese'
'timese' with letters rearranged gives 'temise'.
'i'+'temise'='ITEMISE'

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(Other definitions for itemise that I've seen before include "List in detail" , "List exhaustively" , "make inventory" , "Enumerate" , "Using spell out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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