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A match once for the Devil (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lucifer

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'a match once' is the first definition.
(lucifer is a historical type of match)

'the devil' is the second definition.
(Lucifer is a name for the devil)

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lucifer that I've seen before include "Light" , "Satan, the Dark Angel" , "from the abyss?" , "once a match for > Dickens" , "flares up when struck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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