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Gay, maybe rampant and single! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alone

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'single' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for alone that I've seen before include "Single" , "unique" , "Singly" , "Isolated from others" , "With no one to see" .)

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