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Taking on, or making a fuss, over the lost point (8)

Ross

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adoption

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(Other definitions for adoption that I've seen before include "Appropriation from another source" , "Acceptance (of, eg, a report)" , "approval" , "The taking on of someone else's child" , "fostered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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