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Drop mince off in Monaco, say (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

princedom

'monaco say' is the definition.
(monaco is a kind of princedom)

'drop mince off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'drop'+'mince'='dropmince'
'dropmince' with letters rearranged gives 'PRINCEDOM'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for princedom that I've seen is " Principality".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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