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Messengers very nosey? Nonsense! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

envoys

'messengers' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Diplomatic messengers ' mean 'envoys' so perhaps 'messengers' could also mean 'envoys')

'very nosey? nonsense' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'nonsense' is an anagram indicator.
'v'+'nosey'='vnosey'
'vnosey' anagrammed gives 'ENVOYS'.

(Other definitions for envoys that I've seen before include "Messengers, emissaries" , "Diplomatic messengers" , "Diplomatic emissaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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