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Specimen, second, more than sufficient (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sample

'specimen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'second more than sufficient' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'more than sufficient' becomes 'ample' (I've seen this before).
's'+'ample'='SAMPLE'

(Other definitions for sample that I've seen before include "Take" , "piece to try" , "Model" , "Small representative piece" , "A specimen of maples" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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