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Pay no attention to Italian gentleman with face cut (6)

Ross

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ignore

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'pay no attention' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ignore that I've seen before include "Cut head off" , "Disregard - cut" , "Turn a blind eye to" , "'Disregard, overlook (6)'" , "Pay no attention to, disdain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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