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Read out aloud before first part of speech is unspeakable (10)

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I believe the answer is:

scandalous

'is unspeakable' is the definition.
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'read out aloud before first part of speech' is the wordplay.
'read' becomes 'scan' (synonyms).
'out' is an anagram indicator.
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'first part of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'speech' is 's'.
'aloud' anagrammed gives 'dalou'.
'scan'+'dalou'+'s'='SCANDALOUS'

(Other definitions for scandalous that I've seen before include "Causing outrage" , "Highly improper" , "Outrageous" , "Disgraceful" , "Shocking and offensive" .)

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