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"This is only a __" (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

test

(Other definitions for test that I've seen before include "Sample" , "Try, examine critically" , "Cricket match; try" , "Examine to play international cricket match" , "Experiment" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Universal.
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