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Inept toff replaced in Lords since when? (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chinless wonder

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'inept toff' is the definition.
'chinless wonder' can be an answer for 'toff' (I have seen 'ineffectual toff' mean 'chinless wonder' so perhaps 'toff' could also mean 'chinless wonder'). I am unsure of the 'inept' bit.

'replaced in lords since when?' is the wordplay.
'lords since when' anagrams to 'CHINLESS WONDER'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for chinless wonder that I've seen before include "One ineffectual" , "ineffectual toff" , "Weak character" , "weak swell" , "unexceptional toff" .)

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