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Eastern females target one respected Turk (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

effendi

'respected turk' is the definition.
(historical Turkish honorific)

'eastern females target one' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'females' becomes 'ff' (I've seen this in other clues).
'target' becomes 'end' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'e'+'ff'+'end'+'i'='EFFENDI'

(Other definitions for effendi that I've seen before include "Levantine gent?" , "Turish title of respect, find fee (anag.)" , "Eastern Mediterranean honorific" , "Title of respect in countries such as Turkey" , "Turkish man respectfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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