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Speak tartly: "Those are identical!" (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snap

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'speak' is the definition.
(I know that snap is a more specific form of the action speak)

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(Other definitions for snap that I've seen before include "on the spur of the moment" , "sometimes preceded by brandy" , "A walk in the park < to shoot" , "type of election" , "Break suddenly with cracking sound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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