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Go down as the originator (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

founder

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'go down' is the first definition.
(foundering is a kind of going down)

'the originator' is the second definition.
(founder is a kind of originator)

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for founder that I've seen before include "(Of ship) fill with water and sink" , "One who makes an institution" , "Institution's former" , "Capsize, being an originator" , "Sink, come to grief" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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