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One binder in a row? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tier

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'a row?' is the definition.
(a tier is a row of things)

'one binder in' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'binder' becomes 'ter' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'i' inserted inside 'ter' is 'TIER'.

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(Other definitions for tier that I've seen before include "band" , "this person secures" , "Hierarchical level" , "Row - one forming a knot" , "One who secures" .)

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