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It's written as a vertical line bisecting a circle (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phi

(Other definitions for phi that I've seen before include "exotic character" , "Greek letter; sounds like expression of outrage" , "Letter from the Balkans" , "Greek letter sounding F" , "Greek letter in previous answer" .)

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