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Aristocrat with no right to be terribly old (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lord

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'aristocrat' is the definition.
(lord is a kind of aristocrat)

'with no right to be terribly old' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'no right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'no' bit.).
'to be terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'old' is an anagram of 'lod'.
'r' put into 'lod' is 'LORD'.

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(Other definitions for lord that I've seen before include "aristocrat" , "Member of the aristocracy" , "Titled peer of the realm" , "Master, ruler or titled gent" , "Titled nobleman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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