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Trotter's kin (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pacer

(Other definitions for pacer that I've seen before include "Racing horse with an unusual gait" , "One setting race speed" , "setting the rate" , "Competitor" , "One walking steadily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Penny Press.
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