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Master race's talisman (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mascot

'talisman' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'master race's' is the wordplay.
'master' becomes 'm'.
'race' becomes 'Ascot' (Ascot is a racecourse).
'm'+'ascot'='MASCOT'

(Other definitions for mascot that I've seen before include "Thing believed to bring good luck to, say, team" , "Symbolic lucky figure" , "Team's good luck bringer" , "Lucky talisman" , "Good-luck item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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