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Ability to read and write (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

literacy

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ability to read and write</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for literacy that I've seen before include "Ability to use language proficiently" , "Writer's skill" , "I lay cert (anag.)" , "The 3 Rs" , "education?" .)

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