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Unlike this clue, which is far too wordy and could have simply been just "curt" (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terse

(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Briefly expressed" , "Short and to the point" , "Curtly brief" , "Short and sharp" , "Brusque and curt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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