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Rumoured share distribution at the end of May (7)

Ross

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hearsay

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'rumoured' is the definition.
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'share distribution at the end of may' is the wordplay.
'distribution' is an anagram indicator.
'at the end' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'of may' becomes 'ay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'share' is an anagram of 'hears'.
'hears'+'ay'='HEARSAY'

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(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "Gossip or idle talk - it's not evidence" , "rumoured" , "Common talk" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" , "product of grapevine" .)

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