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Swollen head? Say nothing! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ego

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'swollen head?' is the definition.
'ego' can be an answer for 'head?' (ego is a kind of head). I am unsure of the 'swollen' bit.

'say nothing' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean for example).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'eg'+'o'='EGO'

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(Other definitions for ego that I've seen before include "(Person's) sense of self-esteem" , "Morale" , "Person's sense of self" , "Selfishness" , "Sense of self, conceit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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