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Appoint, nominate (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

designate

This clue is a double definition.

'appoint' is the first definition.
(I know that designate is a more specific form of the action appoint)

'nominate' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for designate that I've seen before include "Appointed but not yet in post" , "Assign" , "Allocate" , "Appoint" , "Identify" .)

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