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Even turned back it's the same (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

level

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This might be a double definition.

'even turned back' is the first definition.
'level' can be an answer for 'even' (synonyms). I'm not certain of the 'turned back' bit.

'the same' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for level that I've seen before include "Standard" , "Smooth - sort of crossing" , "Horizontal plane - a palindrome" , "Regular" , "Horizontal line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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