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Famous escapologist (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

houdini

'famous escapologist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for houdini that I've seen before include "one who'd try to escape?" , "Hungarian-born American magician, d. 1926" , "Harry was famous as an escape artist" , "Harry . . . . . . ., famed American escapologist" , "tie-break ace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph.
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