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Russian poet to practise nepotism? (7)

Ross

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pushkin

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(Other definitions for pushkin that I've seen before include "Russian poet, author and dramatist" , "As writer" , "Boris Godunov poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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