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Ideal, but it can make Pa groan! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paragon

'ideal' is the definition.
(paragon is a kind of ideal)

'it can make pa groan' is the wordplay.
'it can make' is an anagram indicator.
'pa'+'groan'='pagroan'
'pagroan' with letters rearranged gives 'PARAGON'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for paragon that I've seen before include "Perfect type" , "A model as of virtue" , "An ideal" , "Perfect embodiment of a concept" , "Role model" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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