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TV presenter from part of London blocking mature response (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riposte

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'response' is the definition.
(I know that riposte is a type of response)

'tv presenter from part of london blocking mature' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'part' could be 'te' (te is a kind of part) and 'te' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'rips' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for riposte that I've seen before include "Quick answer" , "Snappy comeback" , "Rejoinder" , "Reply, retort" , "Smart reply" .)

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