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Score of two under par for a hole in golf (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eagle

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'score of two under par' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hole in golf' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'golf' could be 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'g' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'eale' 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).

'for a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eagle that I've seen before include "Bird - emblem of power" , "Two under in 20 across" , "drugs with silver left inside" , "Aglee (anag.)" , "Avian symbol of power" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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