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Write illegibly as a result of s-stroke (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrawl

'write illegibly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

's-stroke' is the wordplay.
'stroke' becomes 'crawl' (crawl is a kind of stroke).
's'+'crawl'='SCRAWL'

'as a result of' is the link.

(Other definitions for scrawl that I've seen before include "Write untidily" , "Crawls away from bad writing" , "Write hastily" , "Illegible hand" , "Write carelessly or badly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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