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Able to make the top ten? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

potent

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'able' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'make the top ten?' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates an anagram.
'top'+'ten'='topten'
'topten' is an anagram of 'POTENT'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for potent that I've seen before include "Intoxicating" , "Maybe overpowering" , "Top Ten (anag.)" , "Strong or concentrated, like some drink" , "Forceful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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