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Ross

I believe the answer is:

rote

(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "Mechanical routine" , "Mechanical repetition (as a means of learning)" , "By . . . . - by memory without thinking" , "Memorisation by repetition" , "Way of learning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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