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Jimmy eats duck. Starts serving English sausages for high-ranking women (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baronesses

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'high-ranking women' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'jimmy eats duck starts serving english sausages' is the wordplay.
'jimmy' becomes 'barnes' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'eats' indicates putting letters inside.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'starts' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'serving english sausages' is 'ses'.
'barnes' placed around 'o' is 'barones'.
'barones'+'ses'='BARONESSES'

'for' is the link.

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(Another definition for baronesses that I've seen is " peers".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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