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List with name I’m on put up — by this person? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nominator

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'this person?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'list with name i'm on put up' is the wordplay.
'list' becomes 'rota' (rota is a kind of list).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'put up' is a reversal indicator.
'rota'+'n'+'im'+'on'='rotanimon'
'rotanimon' back-to-front is 'NOMINATOR'.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nominator that I've seen before include "One proposing candidate" , "someone who makes proposal" , "One who puts forward a candidate for election" , "One who proposes" , "The proposer" .)

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