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Club came off (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mace

'club' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'came off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'came' anagrammed gives 'MACE'.

(Other definitions for mace that I've seen before include "Spice from the nutmeg seed" , "Came to get ancient weapon" , "One of 9 [CLUBS]" , "Ceremonial staff of office" , "Staff of office for a flavouring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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