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Maybe the second row’s not written about (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ordinal

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'maybe the second' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'row's not written about' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'not written' becomes 'oral' (spoken rather than written).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'din' inserted inside 'oral' is 'ORDINAL'.

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(Other definitions for ordinal that I've seen before include "Number defining a thing's position in series" , "Of position in series; service book (hist.)" , "Ranking number" , "Relating to position in a sequence" , "Denoting a numerical order in a series" .)

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