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Passes round Kansas (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oks

'passes' is the definition.
(oking is a kind of passing)

'round kansas' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'kansas' becomes 'ks'.
'o'+'ks'='OKS'

(Another definition for oks that I've seen is " Passes".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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