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Ross

I believe the answer is:

seed

(Other definitions for seed that I've seen before include "High-ranked player in a knock-out tournament" , "Local escorted" , "- Pearl; - capital" , "one of the top players" , "Top tennis player" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.
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