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Enjoy ballet every so often, being aristocratic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noble

'aristocratic' is the definition.
('noble' is associated in meaning with 'aristocratic')

'enjoy ballet every so often' is the wordplay.
'every so often' indicates alternate letters.
'enjoy'+'ballet'='enjoyballet'
The alternate letters of 'enjoyballet' are 'NOBLE'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for noble that I've seen before include "gold coin, now obsolete" , "Impressive in appearance" , "Honourable ? aristocratic" , "August" , "Having high moral qualities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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