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Poet assassinated by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lorca

(Other definitions for lorca that I've seen before include "Federico Garcia -----, poet assassinated in the Spanish Civil War" , "Playwright" , "in Murcia" , "Federico Garcia -, twentieth century Spanish poet/playwright" , "poet from Spain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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