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Graceful English worker admitting member (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elegant

'graceful' is the definition.
(I know that graceful can be written as elegant)

'english worker admitting member' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'admitting' indicates putting letters inside (admit can mean to welcome in or accept).
'member' becomes 'leg' (member can mean a limb).
'e'+'ant'='eant'
'eant' going around 'leg' is 'ELEGANT'.

(Other definitions for elegant that I've seen before include "Fine" , "Gracefully stylish" , "A gentle way to be stylish" , "Graceful - refined" , "luxurious style?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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