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Hole heartless golfer lists (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heels

'lists' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hole heartless golfer' is the wordplay.
'heartless' suggests removing the centre.
'golfer' becomes 'els' (Ernie Els - former number one professional golfer).
'hole' with its centre removed is 'he'.
'he'+'els'='HEELS'

(Other definitions for heels that I've seen before include "Cads; lists" , "Blackguards in shoes?" , "Tilts to one side" , "Parts of body; tilts" , "Cads - shoe parts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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