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Former US press secretary to add excitement to start of race (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spicer

'former us press secretary' is the definition.
(Sean Spicer)

'add excitement to start of race' is the wordplay.
'add excitement' becomes 'spice'.
'to start of' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'to start' mean this).
The initial letter of 'race' is 'r'.
'spice'+'r'='SPICER'

'to' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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