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Ted, Tom and I may be missing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omitted

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

'ted tom and i may be' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'may be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ted'+'tom'='tedtom'
'tedtom' after 'i' is 'itedtom'.
'itedtom' is an anagram of 'OMITTED'.

(Other definitions for omitted that I've seen before include "Hairdressing" , "let go" , "Leave undone or leave out" , "Left out - neglected" , "not mentioned" .)

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