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The irony is Atticus not understanding what Alexandra meant. He only said that he wouldn't say that which means that he hadn't understood and so there would be the possibility of him to ask her again.
Irony in the literature is defined as the use of words or phrases by the person who says something in the words and does something else or departs whatever is expected to be said as per the words.
Atticus' ironic reply to the statement of Alexandra is that he would not say such things to anyone.
The statement said by Alexandra is ironic because he hadn't understood what are the words and therefore there is the possibility that the question would be asked again by her.
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