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What you might get for breakfast in London, in a manner of speaking (7)

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english

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'speaking' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for english that I've seen before include "A country condiment?" , "spin?" , "Would he sling out the language?" , "An official language of the Republic of India" , "speech" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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