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A noble type of lace from Barcelona (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baron

'a noble' is the definition.
(I know that baron is a type of noble)

'type of lace from barcelona' is the wordplay.
'type of' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'type' mean this).
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'barcelona' with 'lace' removed is 'brona'.
'brona' is an anagram of 'BARON'.

(Other definitions for baron that I've seen before include "powerful man owning lots of dailies?" , "Lowest rank of British nobility" , "A born nobleman" , "powerful businessman" , "Minor peer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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