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Gentleman's abrupt personal assistant (3)

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sir

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'gentleman's' is the definition.
(a man may be addressed as sir)

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(Other definitions for sir that I've seen before include "... ___ John Major" , "Male title of respect" , "Poet and novelist" , "Title for knight or teacher" , "Form of address for a knight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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