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Gallows rope (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noose

(Other definitions for noose that I've seen before include "it could endanger your life" , "Scaffold rope" , "Device for capital punishment" , "Hangman's or cowboy's loop" , "Hangman's knot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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