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Aristocrat at home, expecting attendant (4,2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lady in waiting

'attendant' is the definition.
(I know that lady-in-waiting is a type of courtier)

'aristocrat at home expecting' is the wordplay.
'aristocrat' becomes 'lady' (lady is a kind of aristocrat).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'expecting' becomes 'waiting' ('wait' can be a synonym of 'expect').
'lady'+'in'+'waiting'='LADY-IN-WAITING'

(Another definition for lady in waiting that I've seen is " royal attendant".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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