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Spotted five out of seven (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seen

'spotted' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'five out of seven' is the wordplay.
'five' becomes 'V' (Roman numeral).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'seven' with 'v' removed is 'SEEN'.

(Other definitions for seen that I've seen before include "Noticed" , "Espied" , "Observed or percieved" , "Witnessed" , "watched" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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