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Mention betting each thousand (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speak

'mention' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'betting each thousand' is the wordplay.
'betting' becomes 'sp'.
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'thousand' becomes 'k' (synonyms).
'sp'+'ea'+'k'='SPEAK'

(Other definitions for speak that I've seen before include "Say something" , "give a lecture" , "express" , "Talk" , "Converse" .)

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