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I set nobles up, it’s pretended (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ostensible

'pretended' is the definition.
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'i set nobles up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates an anagram (letters get chucked up).
'i'+'set'+'nobles'='isetnobles'
'isetnobles' is an anagram of 'OSTENSIBLE'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ostensible that I've seen before include "Apparent" , "Supposed" , "Apparently true" , "Manifest" , "Professed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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