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Endlessly bring in pounds for titled person (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earl

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'titled person' is the definition.
'earl' can be an answer for 'person' (earl is a kind of person). I'm unsure of the 'titled' bit.

'endlessly bring in pounds' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'bring in' becomes 'earn' (as in bringing in money).
'pounds' becomes 'l' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'earn' with its final letter taken away is 'ear'.
'ear'+'l'='EARL'

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(Other definitions for earl that I've seen before include "Countesss husband" , "A lord like Lear" , "Male equivalent of a countess" , "Rank immediately above viscount" , "Sandwich perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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