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Sound fashionable, say (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chime in

'say' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sound fashionable' is the wordplay.
'sound' becomes 'chime' (chiming is a kind of sounding).
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'chime'+'in'='CHIME IN'

(Other definitions for chime in that I've seen before include "Interject a remark" , "Interrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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