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Besides being a toff (2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

as well

'besides' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a toff' is the wordplay.
'toff' becomes 'swell' (wealthy or high-class person).
'a'+'swell'='AS WELL'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for as well that I've seen before include "Also, in addition" , "with equal effect" , "on top" , "Appropriate" , "Also, additionally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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