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Words by which things are known (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

names

(Other definitions for names that I've seen before include "Paul, Pat, John" , "Appellations or identifiers" , "People and things are known by them" , "Some people drop these to sound important" , "Heroes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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