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Sign and bring right back to one (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trace

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'sign' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'right back to one' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'rt'.
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to one' becomes 'ace' (synonyms).
'rt' back-to-front is 'tr'.
'tr'+'ace'='TRACE'

'and bring' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for trace that I've seen before include "Discover - modicum" , "Track down or make copy" , "Very small amount that can only just be detected" , "Detect - track" , "Smidgen" .)

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