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Is able to sign for Norwich City? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canaries

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'for norwich city?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'is able to sign' is the wordplay.
'is able to' becomes 'can' (I've seen this before).
'sign' becomes 'Aries' (star sign).
'can'+'aries'='CANARIES'

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(Other definitions for canaries that I've seen before include "holiday resort" , "The birds can arise" , "Yellow songbirds or Spanish islands off Africa" , "Group of islands in the Atlantic" , "Mediterranean islands and yellow birds" .)

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