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One running a bout (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ref

(Other definitions for ref that I've seen before include "Football official (colloq.)" , "Middleman needing cards" , "'Game judge, in short (3)'" , "Sports umpire" , "Football's whistler" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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