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Virtual assistant: 60 secs engaged in speech test (4,11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oral examination

'test' is the definition.
(oral examination is a kind of test)

'virtual assistant 60 secs engaged in speech' is the wordplay.
'virtual assistant' becomes 'Alexa' (virtual assistant on Apple devices).
'60 secs' becomes 'min' (a minute).
'engaged in' indicates putting letters inside.
'speech' becomes 'oration' (oration is a kind of speech).
'alexa'+'min'='alexamin'
'alexamin' inserted inside 'oration' is 'ORAL EXAMINATION'.

(Other definitions for oral examination that I've seen before include "Test" , "looking down in the mouth?" , "Testing event for student" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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