Crossword Genius

Information on tax for upper classes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gentry

'upper classes' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'information on tax' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen is a kind of information).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tax' becomes 'try'.
'gen'+'try'='GENTRY'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gentry that I've seen before include "Folk of high social status" , "cream?" , "who are noble" , "Minor aristocracy" , "People of good breeding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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