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Run over (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

extra

reair

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'run' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'over' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'over' could be 're' and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'air' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and the LA Times.
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