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Ross

I believe the answer is:

alpha

(Other definitions for alpha that I've seen before include "Early testing stage for new software or hardware" , "A for Aristophanes!" , "Most prominent star" , "starter" , "First, best quality" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the USA Today.
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