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Reel at different times (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stagger

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'reel' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for stagger that I've seen before include "Lurch; astound" , "Walk as if drunk" , "Teeter" , "Reel; arrange so as to be out of line" , "Reel about; shock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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