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Leading suspect got involved in a row? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aligned

'got involved in a row?' is the definition.

'leading suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' indicates an anagram.
'leading' with letters rearranged gives 'ALIGNED'.

(Other definitions for aligned that I've seen before include "Put straight" , "Linearly positioned" , "joined forces" , "Brought into the correct relationship (with)" , "made to toe the line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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