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He's entitled, as his dad was (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baronet

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'entitled as his dad was' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'baron' and 'baron' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for baronet that I've seen before include "Tone bar (anag.)" , "Bent oar (anag.)" , "Member of the British order of honour" , "Lower noble" , "Lowest hereditary title of honour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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