Crossword Genius

Being said to be worthy of ennoblement, is praiseworthy! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laudable

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'praiseworthy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'being said to be worthy of ennoblement' is the wordplay.
'being' becomes 'lord' (lord is a kind of being).
'said to be' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'worthy of ennoblement' becomes 'able' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lord' is a homophone of 'laud'.
'laud'+'able'='LAUDABLE'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for laudable that I've seen before include "Worthy of high praise" , "Excellent" , "Praiseworthy, commendable" , "Good enough to praise" , "Meritorious" .)

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