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Sententious, perhaps, but brief and to the point (7)

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laconic

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This clue could be a double definition.

'sententious' is the first definition.
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'brief and to the point' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for laconic that I've seen before include "'Curt, terse (7)'" , "Conical (anag) -- brief and to the point" , "Succinct, terse" , "Spartan" , "like a man of few words" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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