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Ascends awkwardly, and an anagram of this puzzle's circled word (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clambers

(Other definitions for clambers that I've seen before include "Climbs awkwardly" , "Gets up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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