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Ross

I believe the answer is:

abbreviation

'short form' is the definition.
(abbreviation is a kind of form; 'short' suggests an abbreviation)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for abbreviation that I've seen before include "A short word" , "eg, may be one" , "BA, for example" , "plane, for example?" , "EU, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Independent.
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