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Beg off a tight problem with a habit of talkativeness (4,2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gift of the gab

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'a habit of talkativeness' is the definition.
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'beg off a tight problem' is the wordplay.
'problem' is an anagram indicator.
'beg'+'off'+'a'+'tight'='begoffatight'
'begoffatight' is an anagram of 'GIFT OF THE GAB'.

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(Other definitions for gift of the gab that I've seen before include "Ability to speak persuasively" , "Ability to speak effortlessly" , "Talent for talking" , "Talent of eloquence?" , "Ability to speak fluently, often wittily" .)

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