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Way to evaluate chair (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moderate

'chair' is the definition.
(I know that chair can be written as moderate)

'way to evaluate' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'mode' (synonyms).
'to evaluate' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of evaluating).
'mode'+'rate'='MODERATE'

(Other definitions for moderate that I've seen before include "Dare me to (anag) - act as an arbitrator" , "Slacken" , "Make less severe" , "So-so; sensible" , "Not extreme - not very good" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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