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American author's heard model (4)

Ross

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pose

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'model' is the definition.
(model can mean to pose)

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(Other definitions for pose that I've seen before include "Models do it for photographic or artistic purposes" , "Sit for picture" , "Present (a question); sit" , "Pretence" , "Present (problem), sit" .)

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