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Italian motorcyclist qualified, covering section in main road (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agostini

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'italian motorcyclist qualified covering section' is the definition.
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'in main road' is the wordplay.
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'in' is found in the answer.
'road' could be 'st' and 'st' is present in the answer.
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