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Improved as a gambler (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

better

I believe this is a double definition.

'improved' is the first definition.
(similar in meaning)

'a gambler' is the second definition.
(someone who makes bets is a gambler)

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for better that I've seen before include "punter" , "no longer sick" , "Partly or fully recovered from illness" , "Not as bad" , "One may lay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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