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From keg, Lee -- a pro -- loosened stopper (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goalkeeper

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'loosened stopper' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'from keg lee a pro' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'keg'+'lee'+'a'+'pro'='kegleeapro'
'kegleeapro' is an anagram of 'GOALKEEPER'.

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(Other definitions for goalkeeper that I've seen before include "Given, say" , "A Greek pole (anag.)" , "Seaman was one" , "Given one of these" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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