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Reportedly understand the Irish, say (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea

'irish say' is the definition.
(the Irish Sea is an example)

'reportedly understand' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'understand' becomes 'see' (synonyms).
'see' is a homophone of 'SEA'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for sea that I've seen before include "Cause of flooding" , "Large body of salt water" , "The Aegean, for example" , "The drink" , "Eg, Aral, Ross, Irish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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