Never comes to the point, but manages to convince one (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
talks round
'never comes to' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'point but manages to convince one' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'point' could be 's' (S is an example) and 's' is found in the answer.
'convince' could be 'talkround' (I've seen this before) and 'talkround' is found within the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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