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Speak evil about none (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

voice

'speak' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'evil about none' is the wordplay.
'evil' becomes 'vice' (vice is a kind of evil).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'none' becomes 'o'.
'vice' placed around 'o' is 'VOICE'.

(Other definitions for voice that I've seen before include "Spoken sound" , "Power of speaking" , "Opinion; express in words" , "Give expression to" , "Wallop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Sun.
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