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Say, what could be in quotes? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

question

'say' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'what could be in quotes?' is the wordplay.
'what could be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'quotes'='inquotes'
'inquotes' is an anagram of 'QUESTION'.

(Other definitions for question that I've seen before include "Pump" , "Enquiry; doubt" , "motion for debate" , "Query" , "Interrogate or express doubt about" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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