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Would you have to go to the talking shop for this present in Blarney? (4,2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gift of the gab

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'would you have to go' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'to the talking shop for this present in blarney?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shop' could be 'gift' (gift shop is a kind of shop) and 'gift' is found within the answer.
'to the' could be 'the' and 'the' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for gift of the gab that I've seen before include "Ability to speak persuasively" , "Talent for talking" , "Talent of eloquence?" , "Ability to speak well" , "Ability to talk well" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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