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Short version of the previous answer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

terse

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'short version' is the definition.
'terse' can be an answer for 'short' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'version' bit.

'the previous answer' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'previous answer' becomes 'erse' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't'+'erse'='TERSE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Curt - abrupt" , "Curtly brief" , "Aphoristic" , "Short and sharp" , "Concise about trees" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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