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Baron in male gear - VIP? (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mr big

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'vip?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'baron in male gear' is the wordplay.
'baron' becomes 'b'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'gear' becomes 'rig' (rig is a kind of gear).
'm'+'rig'='mrig'
'b' placed inside 'mrig' is 'MR BIG'.

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(Other definitions for mr big that I've seen before include "Important man" , "Top man" , "chief" , "boss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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