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Ross

I believe the answer is:

mace

(Other definitions for mace that I've seen before include "Staff of office and a spice" , "Came to get ancient weapon" , "Spice; heavy club" , "Ceremonial staff or kind of spice" , "One of 9 [CLUBS]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and The Star Tribune.
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