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Did archery give him a sore back? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eros

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'did archery give him a' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'sore back?' is the wordplay.
'back?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'backed' mean this).
'sore' in reverse letter order is 'EROS'.

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(Other definitions for eros that I've seen before include "Winged archer" , "Greek god of sexual love, Cupid to the Romans" , "Sore about love god" , "Name given to statue" , "Cupid, to the Greeks" .)

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