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After training I belong in base (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignoble

'base' is the definition.
(both can mean dishonourable or shameful)

'after training i belong' is the wordplay.
'after training' indicates an anagram (train can mean to shape or control).
'i'+'belong'='ibelong'
'ibelong' is an anagram of 'IGNOBLE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ignoble that I've seen before include "in a lower category" , "Lacking dignity" , "'Dishonourable, mean (7)'" , "not in the top class" , "Humble; despicable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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