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Ross

I believe the answer is:

knew

(Other definitions for knew that I've seen before include "Was cognizant of" , "Was cognisant or aware of" , "Was conscious of" , "Was aware of the fact" , "Had learnt; sounds like modern" .)

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