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Trauma echoes violently for non-professional (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amateur

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'non-professional' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for amateur that I've seen before include "Unpaid or unskilled" , "Dabbler" , "incompetent" , "Inept, non-professional" , "Unprofessional" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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