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Tessa ___, British javelin thrower who won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sanderson

(Another definition for sanderson that I've seen is " our 1/4A [GOLD MEDALLIST] in 1984".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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