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Deserving of praise (or a peerage?) (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laudable

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'deserving' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'praise or a peerage?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'praise' could be 'laud' (lauding is a kind of praising) and 'laud' is located in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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