"the very thing" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"Your point of view,\" she laughed. \"You lacked perspective. Now if you did not have to get so close to the subject -- \"\n\"The very thing!\" I cried. \"What I need is a longer club. And there's that broken oar ready to hand.\"",
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