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Follow orders! Duck out for old Ottoman governor! (3)

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I believe the answer is:

bey

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'ottoman governor' is the definition.
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'follow orders duck out' is the wordplay.
'follow orders' becomes 'obey' (I've seen this before).
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'out' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'obey' with 'o' removed is 'BEY'.

'for old' is the link.
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(Other definitions for bey that I've seen before include "Formerly used in Turkey and Egypt as a courtesy title" , "Turkish title" , "Ottoman governor" , "Commander" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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