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Try to talk out of - with justification (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reason

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'justification' is the definition.
(I know that reason is a type of justification)

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(Other definitions for reason that I've seen before include "Motive; argue" , "Cause; mind's power" , "Motive or right thinking" , "Justification or motive" , "Cause - logic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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