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Whitney who patented the cotton gin (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eli

(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Priest, teacher of Samuel" , "Religious character" , "Distort then untruth to get a Biblical character" , "Teacher of prophet Samuel" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" .)

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