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Engraves points (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scores

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'engraves points' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'engraves points' is the wordplay.
'engraves' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'points' becomes 'cores' (core is a kind of point).
's'+'cores'='SCORES'

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(Other definitions for scores that I've seen before include "Musical compositions in written form" , "Marks; is successful" , "Obtains marks, say" , "Scratches" , "Gains game points" .)

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