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A soulless vampire fuming, then finding balance (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averaging

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(Other definitions for averaging that I've seen before include "that has mean results" , "using statistical procedure" , "Getting mean" , "Assessing the general quality" , "evening out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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