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Used pure wit to put on record (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

write-up

'record' is the definition.
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'used pure wit to put on' is the wordplay.
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to put on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pure'+'wit'='purewit'
'purewit' anagrammed gives 'WRITE-UP'.

(Other definitions for write-up that I've seen before include "Report, account" , "Report (of an event)" , "Published account of something or review" , "Pure wit (anag.)" , "Describe fully" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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