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Sign a rough tap damaged (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autograph

'sign' is the definition.
(autographing is a kind of signing)

'a rough tap damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'rough'+'tap'='roughtap'
'roughtap' anagrammed gives 'utograph'.
'a'+'utograph'='AUTOGRAPH'

(Other definitions for autograph that I've seen before include "Signer will give this" , "(Celebrity's) signature" , "One's signature" , "a collector's item perhaps" , "(Celebrity) signature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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