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Is behind financially (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

owes

(Other definitions for owes that I've seen before include "Is indebted to" , "still hasn't paid" , "Has to pay" , "Is in debt to" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Universal.
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