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Short bar put out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abrupt

'short' is the definition.
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'bar put out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'bar'+'put'='barput'
'barput' anagrammed gives 'ABRUPT'.

(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "Curt; precipitous" , "using minimal language?" , "Sudden, maybe rude" , "Short and brusque" , "Curt and brief" .)

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