Cryptic crossword clue
Speaker‘s pretty terse before start of speech 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TWEETER

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The straight part
We know that "Speaker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case speaker = tweeter.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TWEETER mean?

TWEETER noun
  1. An electronic speaker designed to produce high-frequency sound.
  2. One who posts messages ("tweets") on the social networking site Twitter.

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