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Idle gossip (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearsay

(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "Based on report given by others" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" , "Gossip passed around by word of mouth" , "Gossip or rumour - not allowed as evidence" , "Gossip or idle talk - it's not evidence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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