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Point to it and select a carp (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nitpick

'a carp' is the definition.
(both can mean to find fault with something)

'point to it and select' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'n' (North).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'select' becomes 'pick' (picking is a kind of selecting).
'n'+'it'+'pick'='NITPICK'

(Other definitions for nitpick that I've seen before include "Be fussy and pedantic" , "Pedantically find fault" , "Find fault fussily" , "Raise petty objections" , "Make petty criticisms" .)

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