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Put in office that's top of the range starting off (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elect

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(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Vote into office" , "Exclusive group" , "Make" , "Waiting to get into office" , "Preferred" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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