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I am taken in by a fat Scottish landowner (5)

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laird

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(Other definitions for laird that I've seen before include "Scottish squire" , "Proprietor" , "Scottish estate-owner" , "Scottish owner of large estate" , "rich Scotsman" .)

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