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Aged drunk abused European royalty (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grand duke

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'european royalty' is the definition.
'grand duke' can be an answer for 'royalty' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'european' bit.

'aged drunk abused' is the wordplay.
'abused' is an anagram indicator.
'aged'+'drunk'='ageddrunk'
'ageddrunk' with letters rearranged gives 'GRAND DUKE'.

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(Other definitions for grand duke that I've seen before include "prince" , "European nobleman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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