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Carrier of a letter from a courtier (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

courier

'carrier' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a letter from a courtier' is the wordplay.
'a letter' becomes 't'.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'courtier' with 't' taken away is 'COURIER'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for courier that I've seen before include "Message-carrier" , "guide for tourists" , "Type" , "Messenger, runner" , "Delivery messenger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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