Tennis great Sampras (4)

I believe the answer is:

pete

'tennis great sampras' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pete that I've seen before include "- Seeger, US folk singer" , "- Sampras, tennis star" , "filmed with his 1 across [DRAGON]" , "-- Sampras, tennis ace" , "Small 14 [PETER JONES]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the LA Times.

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