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One evenly burns in the ads (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

united

'one' is the definition.
('united' can be a synonym of 'one')

'evenly burns in the ads' is the wordplay.
'evenly' indicates alternate letters (even-numbered letters only).
'burns'+'in'+'the'+'ads'='burnsintheads'
The alternating letters of 'burnsintheads' are 'UNITED'.

(Other definitions for united that I've seen before include "Joined in marriage" , "Amalgamated" , "In agreement" , "what may be seen after Oxford and Cambridge?" , "Merged into one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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