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Dominant control (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascendancy

(Other definitions for ascendancy that I've seen before include "Condition of being dominant" , "Dominating influence (A, not E)" , "sway" , "Candy canes (anag.)" , "Influential position" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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