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Is deficient in (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lacks

'is deficient in' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for lacks that I've seen before include "Doesn't have" , "Is without, wants" , "Has a want" , "Needs" , "Wants, is deficient in" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Universal and The Independent.
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