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Accept harsh version of slogan (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

catch phrase

'slogan' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'accept harsh version' is the wordplay.
'version' indicates an anagram.
'accept'+'harsh'='acceptharsh'
'acceptharsh' is an anagram of 'CATCH-PHRASE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for catch phrase that I've seen before include "Familiar words (of comedian)" , "Oft repeated slogan" , "Well-known sentence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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