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Even monster lost footing (3)

Ross

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yet

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'even' is the definition.
(I know that even can be written as yet)

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(Other definitions for yet that I've seen before include "'But, however (3)'" , "Still; however" , "Up to the present time" , "Still, so far" , "To this time, nevertheless" .)

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