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As an ___ (parenthetically)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aside

(Other definitions for aside that I've seen before include "Words spoken apart in an undertone" , "Privately, apart" , "(Turn) off main path" , "Digression" , "Stage whisper" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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