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Add ... Frank unknown (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annex

'add' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'frank unknown' is the wordplay.
'frank' becomes 'Anne' (Anne Frank, Holocaust victim).
'unknown' becomes 'x' (algebra).
'anne'+'x'='ANNEX'

(Other definitions for annex that I've seen before include "Seize" , "Tack on" , "Add to one's territory" , "Take by force" , "Take (land) by conquest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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