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Key member run out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legend

'key' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'member run out' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'leg' (member can mean a limb).
'run out' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
'leg'+'end'='LEGEND'

(Other definitions for legend that I've seen before include "famous player?" , "Superstar" , "Story from long ago" , "Traditional story - inscription" , "Story handed down from the past" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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