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Dignitary gets great syrup (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bigwig

'dignitary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'great syrup' is the wordplay.
'great' becomes 'big' ('big' can be a synonym of 'great').
'syrup' becomes 'wig' ('syrup of fig' is Cockney rhyming slang for 'wig').
'big'+'wig'='BIGWIG'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for bigwig that I've seen before include "important figure" , "Important person (slang)" , "Mogul" , "Dignitary (sl.)" , "Important person, with large, bald head?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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