Flag officer in a navy junior to a vice admiral (4,7)

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4,7

rear admiral

(Other definitions for rear admiral that I've seen before include "Top brass" , "Naval rank above commodore" , "navy bigwig" , "Naval officer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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