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Device that converts rotary motion into linear motion (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cam

(Other definitions for cam that I've seen before include "East Anglian river" , "Runner" , "University city's river" , "Bump on a shaft for pushing another shaft" , "River; shaft projection" .)

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