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Sign initials on line, entering office (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leo

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'sign initials' is the definition.
'leo' can be an answer for 'sign' (star sign). I am unsure of the 'initials' bit.

'on line entering office' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'entering office' becomes 'eo' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'l' next to 'eo' is 'LEO'.

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(Other definitions for leo that I've seen before include "Horoscope sign" , "Fifth sign of the zodiac" , "Cancer, ___, Virgo" , "sign of summer" , "Pope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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