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Speaking to richer ensemble (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhetoric

'speaking' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'to richer ensemble' is the wordplay.
'ensemble' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'richer'='toricher'
'toricher' anagrammed gives 'RHETORIC'.

(Other definitions for rhetoric that I've seen before include "Torchier kind of eloquent talk" , "Bombast - speechcraft" , "Torchier kind of colourful language" , "Impressive or exaggerated speech as in public" , "insincere stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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