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Name the woman soundly beaten by Steffi at Wimbledon in 1992 (8)

Ross

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monicker

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'name' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for monicker that I've seen before include "Nickname (slang)" , "Handle" , "Name or nickname" , "Name (sl)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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