In a worthy way, awkwardly only involving Baron (5)

I believe the answer is:

nobly

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'in' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for nobly that I've seen before include "Worthily" , "In an aristocratic manner" , "With great dignity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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