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  "textContent": "THE REFEREE for this year's World Snooker Championship final has been named - and he will be familiar to some for one moment of drama in the recent past. Stockport native Rob Spencer has been given the honour of taking charge of snooker's biggest game at the Crucible in May. The former police officer has...",
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