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More mature (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

older

riper

'more mature' is the definition.
('ripe' can be a synonym of 'mature')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for riper that I've seen before include "More prepared" , "(Of fruit) more mature" , "On the way to getting mellow" , "More ready for picking" , "Developed further" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian and The Sun.
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