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Picture book character lost in a crowd (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waldo

'picture book character lost in a crowd' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for waldo that I've seen before include "Gizmo" , "Ralph -- Emerson, US poet/essayist" , "name Emerson had" , "Low ad (anag) - boy's name" , "See 8" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and the LA Times.
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