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To cancel, one rings (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annuli

'rings' is the definition.
('annulus' can be a synonym of 'ring')

'to cancel one' is the wordplay.
'to cancel' becomes 'annul' (annulling is a kind of cancelling).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'annul'+'i'='ANNULI'

(Other definitions for annuli that I've seen before include "round these parts" , "Areas between two concentric circles" , "Ring-shaped objects" .)

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