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Glum, working around old tycoon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mogul

'tycoon' is the definition.
(both can mean a rich person)

'glum working around old' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation as in OT - Old Testament).
'glum' with letters rearranged gives 'mgul'.
'mgul' placed around 'o' is 'MOGUL'.

(Other definitions for mogul that I've seen before include "bigwig" , "Mr Big?" , "Important person - ski slope bump" , "Former Indian ruler; bump on a ski slope" , "big shot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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