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Wager with a foreign character (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beta

'foreign character' is the definition.
(Greek letter)

'wager with a' is the wordplay.
'wager' becomes 'bet' (synonyms).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'bet'+'a'='BETA'

(Other definitions for beta that I've seen before include "Second letter of the Greek alphabet" , "In a constellation, a star second in brightness" , "second class grade?" , "sort of test" , "less than perfect mark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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