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Total, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

utter

I believe this is a double definition.

'total' is the first definition.
(I know that total can be written as utter)

'say' is the second definition.
(to utter something is to say or speak it)

(Other definitions for utter that I've seen before include "Speak; complete" , "To say, articulate" , "Pure" , "Total - speak" , "Downright" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Express and The Telegraph.
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