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Rite all translated word for word (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

literal

'word for word' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'rite all translated' is the wordplay.
'translated' is an anagram indicator.
'rite'+'all'='riteall'
'riteall' is an anagram of 'LITERAL'.

(Other definitions for literal that I've seen before include "Avoiding embellishment" , "Accurate and unexaggerated" , "mistake" , "Tell IRA (anag) - word for word" , "without distortion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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