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Ross

I believe the answer is:

fraud

(Other definitions for fraud that I've seen before include "Impostor" , "Charlatan" , "Deliberate deception to gain benefit" , "Deceit, especially financial" , "act of deception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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