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Tries for a role

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reads

'tries for a role' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for reads that I've seen before include "Looks at and undertsands the written word" , "Peruses" , "Scans" , "Studies (at university)" , "Understands written language" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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