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Y is sometimes considered one (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vowel

(Other definitions for vowel that I've seen before include "A or e, say" , "aeio or u" , "Letter representing sound" , "Letter such as i or u" , "Open sound in speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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