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Games entrant of majestic bearing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olympian

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'games entrant' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'majestic bearing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'bearing' could be 'n' and 'n' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'olympia' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for olympian that I've seen before include "Zeus, perhaps" , "Like Zeus and his kind" , "For example, Zeus's" , "Top athlete" , "Majestic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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