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Reply being tripe so appalling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riposte

'reply' is the definition.
(I know that riposte is a type of reply)

'tripe so appalling' is the wordplay.
'appalling' is an anagram indicator (an appalling spelling).
'tripe'+'so'='tripeso'
'tripeso' is an anagram of 'RIPOSTE'.

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for riposte that I've seen before include "Counter-thrust" , "Smart reply" , "Reply, response" , "Fencer's counterattack" , "Reply, retort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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