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One who takes the blame for others (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scapegoat

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">one who takes the blame for others</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "One taking blame for others" , "One made to take blame" , "One blamed for another's mistakes" , "Whipping boy" , "Aunt Sally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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