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Say in your case you have nothing to hide (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

declare

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'say' is the definition.
(declaring is a kind of saying)

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(Other definitions for declare that I've seen before include "State emphatically" , "... cut short innings" , "Make a statement, to customs perhaps" , "Make clearly known" , "Aver, state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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