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One who is not present (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absentee

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">one who is not present</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for absentee that I've seen before include "One who stays away" , "Bunker" , "one's failed to show up" , "One failing to attend" , "Someone not present" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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