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Make an impression (5)

Ross

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etch

'make an impression?' is the definition.
(to etch is to make an impression in something)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for etch that I've seen before include "Delineate" , "Cut into a block used for printing" , "Carve into surface, impress deeply" , "Make deep lines" , "Cut design onto metal using acid" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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