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Measuring stick (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

ruler

gauge

'measuring stick' is the definition.
(ruler is a kind of measuring stick)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ruler that I've seen before include "Person in authority" , "Straight edge; monarch" , "Person in charge of country" , "Potentate" , "Stationery item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Independent, The Mirror, the Universal, the Newsday, The Irish Times, The Telegraph and The Times.
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