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was deficient in (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lacked

'was deficient in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lacked that I've seen before include "Was without something needed" , "Was deficient in" , "Was without, wanted" .)

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