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One who breaks into computer systems for kicks? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hacker

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'one who breaks into computer systems for kicks?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for hacker that I've seen before include "Modern word for person who breaks into computer data" , "One imposing cuts" , "one's riding for pleasure" , "Person who breaks into computer systems" , "Chopper" .)

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