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Outstanding, timeless drag act (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

owing

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'outstanding' is the definition.
(an outstanding bill is still owing)

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(Other definitions for owing that I've seen before include "Undischarged" , "Outstanding as a debt" , "Due to, like debt" , "Still outstanding" , "This debt has yet to be paid" .)

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