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Is in the past (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

was

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for was that I've seen before include "(I/he) existed" , "Lived" , "Is no longer" , "Used to be" , "'Is, in the past (3)'" .)

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