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First name of the evil genius Blofeld in James Bond stories (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ernst

(Other definitions for ernst that I've seen before include "Young partner" , "Max __; Dadaist" , "He painted" , "German-born painter, Max, co-founder of dadaism, d. 1976" , "Max -, twentieth century German Surrealist artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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