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No amateur figures to be long-winded (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prolix

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'be long-winded' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'no amateur figures' is the wordplay.
'no amateur' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this in another clue).
'figures' becomes 'lix' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pro'+'lix'='PROLIX'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for prolix that I've seen before include "Long and wordy" , "Tediously wordy, talks too much" , "Wordy, long-winded" , "Tediously wordy and lengthy" , "Tediously verbose" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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