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My name I keep quiet: it’s no longer spoken (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cornish

'it's no longer spoken' is the definition.
(ancient language)

'my name i keep quiet' is the wordplay.
'my' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'keep quiet' becomes 'sh'.
'cor'+'n'+'i'+'sh'='CORNISH'

(Other definitions for cornish that I've seen before include "From a far SW county" , "A Celtic language" , "Rich son (anag)" , "West Country" .)

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