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Soccer star Lionel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

messi

'soccer star lionel' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for messi that I've seen is " Footballer".)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and The New York Times.
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