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The little woman's contributions to statistical research (5)

Ross

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polls

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'research' is the definition.
(I know that polls is a type of social research)

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(Other definitions for polls that I've seen before include "Where one goes to vote" , "Political elections" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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