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Tell the scorer (7)

Ross

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rossini

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(Other definitions for rossini that I've seen before include "Italian opera composer" , "he produced harmony" , "He composed operas" , "whose barber was in Seville" , "Gioacchino ---, It. composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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