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Male in Lebanon out for count? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nobleman

'for count?' is the definition.
(count is a kind of nobleman)

'male in lebanon out' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'lebanon' anagrammed gives 'noblean'.
'm' going into 'noblean' is 'NOBLEMAN'.

(Other definitions for nobleman that I've seen before include "Male aristocrat" , "Peer (of realm)" , "Member of peerage" , "I have a title" , "Earl, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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