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Lame sort of gender (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

male

'gender' is the definition.
(I have seen 'A gender ' mean 'male' so perhaps 'gender' could also mean 'male')

'lame sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lame' with letters rearranged gives 'MALE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "A gender" , "As are drakes, bulls etc." , "One cannot have babies" , "Maldives capital; masculine" , "Lame sort of fellow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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