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Olympic farewell to a bit of hearsay on a radio show (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sayonara

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'olympic farewell' is the definition.
'sayonara' can be an answer for 'farewell' (sayonara is a kind of farewell). I'm not certain of the 'olympic' bit.

'a bit of hearsay on a radio show' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'SAYONARA' is hidden in the letters of 'hearsay on a radio show'.

'to' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sayonara that I've seen before include "So long" , "Japanese farewell" , "Goodbye or farewell in Japan" , "Japanese valediction" , "Japanese goodbye" .)

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