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Absent; lost (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

missing

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">absent</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that absent can be written as missing)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">lost</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for missing that I've seen before include "Absent with location unknown" , "Lost without" , "Not to be found" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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