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In Paris where leading characters in A Tale of Two Cities, for instance, produced result (7)

Ross

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outcome

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(Other definitions for outcome that I've seen before include "Consequence, upshot" , "Consequence, effect" , "Eventuality" , "Cute moo (anag.)" , "End result" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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