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The soul of wit, according to Shakespeare (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brevity

(Other definitions for brevity that I've seen before include "The soul of wit?" , "considered the essence of wit" , "Terseness" , "Concision" , "Succinctness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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