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Great soldier brings cross into a famous rowing club (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alexander

'great soldier' is the definition.
(Alexander the Great)

'cross into a famous rowing club' is the wordplay.
'cross' becomes 'x' (X is cross-shaped).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'famous rowing club' becomes 'Leander' (Leander Club, rowing club based in Berkshire).
'a'+'leander'='aleander'
'x' put inside 'aleander' is 'ALEXANDER'.

'brings' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for alexander that I've seen before include "Macedon's "great" king, d. 323 BC" , "cant compare with the British Grenadier" , "A great Greek ruler?" , "Macedonian conqueror of Greece" , "Boy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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