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Idle talk about milliner (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chatter

'idle talk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about milliner' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for circa).
'milliner' becomes 'hatter' (synonyms).
'c'+'hatter'='CHATTER'

(Other definitions for chatter that I've seen before include "Rabbit on" , "Talk noisily" , "Babble or gossip" , "Insignificant talk" , "Talk informally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Daily Express.
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