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Promote footballer (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

back

I believe this is a double definition.

'promote' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'footballer' is the second definition.
(back is a kind of footballer)

(Other definitions for back that I've seen before include "Stern" , "Fashionable again" , "Second" , "Place where secret deals are done" , "Support - football player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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