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Default Convert ADDRESS() text result to cell reference

INDIRECT(cell ref) would return it, viz:
=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(1,E3:E5,0)+2,3))

But perhaps just index/match would suffice, eg:
=INDEX(C3:C5,MATCH(1,E3:E5,0))
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"FirstVette52" wrote:
I am using =ADDRESS(MATCH(1,E3:E5,0)+2,3) to calculate the cell reference,
but the reference is returned as text. How do I convert it to an actual
reference?

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=ADDRESS(MATCH(1,E3:E5,0)+2,3)

/ A B C D E
2 Tag Division Last Name Sponsor Rank
3 Y016 Youth Jackson AC Inc 2
4 A209 Adult Adams TTE 1
5 A902 Adult 2 Shepherd B&F 3

I want to see 'Adams', not the text 'C4'

Thanks for any help you may be able to give me
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