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Unspecific specifier rejected if specific (7)

Ross

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precise

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'specific' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

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(Other definitions for precise that I've seen before include "Specific" , "Express" , "Detailed, exact" , "Highly accurate and sharply exact" , "Recipes (anag.)" .)

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