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Referee, say (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

official

(Other definitions for official that I've seen before include "Publicly maintained" , "Authorised representative" , "Person appointed by authority" , "worthy of credibility" , "Authoritative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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