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Remains as he is (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashes

'remains' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'as he is' is the wordplay.
'he is' becomes 'hes'.
'as'+'hes'='ASHES'

(Other definitions for ashes that I've seen before include "sports contest" , "Remains of the Yule logs?" , "` `..... to ....., dust to dust' ' (prayer)" , "Cinders - which were once kept in the 3 20 at 18" , "Residue form fires" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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