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Nothing to share but words (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oration

'words' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nothing to share' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'to share' becomes 'ration' (a ration is a share of a limited resource).
'o'+'ration'='ORATION'

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for oration that I've seen before include "Platform speech" , "A public or ceremonial speech" , "An eloquent speech" , "lecture" , "Ontario (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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