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Pale sort of caper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leap

'caper' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'pale sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates an anagram.
'pale' is an anagram of 'LEAP'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for leap that I've seen before include "Jump across" , "Abrupt change; spring" , "Sudden surge" , "some years?" , "Jump; type of year" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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