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Those possibly played as one works? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

studies

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'one works?' is the definition.
('study' can be a synonym of 'work')

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(Other definitions for studies that I've seen before include "lessons" , "Work done to acquire learning" , "Applies the mind to learning" , "Scrutinises" , "Closely inspects; rooms" .)

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