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Fancy medal or noble title (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earldom

'noble title' is the definition.
(earl is a title in the nobility)

'fancy medal or' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'medal'+'or'='medalor'
'medalor' anagrammed gives 'EARLDOM'.

(Other definitions for earldom that I've seen before include "Aristocratic domain above a viscountcy but below a marquessate" , "noble title?" , "Peer's domain" , "Peer's rank" , "Noble's status" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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