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Nick to get off the mark (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

score

This clue is a double definition.

'nick' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'get off the mark' is the second definition.
(to get off the mark is to score a point)

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for score that I've seen before include "Mark; twenty" , "Hit - music" , "Number of runs" , "Number of goals/points" , "marks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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