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On Hinge, led Mrs Batty to give tongue (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

modern english

'tongue' is the definition.
(Modern English is an example)

'on hinge led mrs batty' is the wordplay.
'batty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on'+'hinge'+'led'+'mrs'='onhingeledmrs'
'onhingeledmrs' with letters rearranged gives 'MODERN ENGLISH'.

'to give' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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