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Ross

I believe the answer is:

inkling

(Other definitions for inkling that I've seen before include "Vague idea" , "Intimation" , "Linking with suspicion or hint" , "Glimmering of notion" , "Thought" .)

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