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Influential expert (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guru

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">influential expert</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for guru that I've seen before include "Hindu or Sikh religious teacher or leader" , "Wise leader" , "Swami" , "Name given to the each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion" , "Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teacher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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