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Smack person sticking his oar in (6)

Ross

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stroke

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(Other definitions for stroke that I've seen before include "butterfly?" , "Blow ?- single movement" , "Medical seizure - effect of sun - oarsman" , "Pet" , "row" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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