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Landowner one fat in girth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laird

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'landowner' is the definition.
(Scottish term for a landowner)

'one fat in girth' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'fat' could be 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat) and 'lard' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for laird that I've seen before include "Scottish estate-owner" , "rich Scotsman" , "Man owning land" , "Proprietor" , "Scottish owner of large estate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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