Manly? Rot! Nonsense! Like an elderly woman (8)

I believe the answer is:

matronly

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'like an elderly woman' is the definition.
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'manly? rot nonsense' is the wordplay.
'nonsense' indicates an anagram.
'manly'+'rot'='manlyrot'
'manlyrot' is an anagram of 'MATRONLY'.

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(Other definitions for matronly that I've seen before include "Like a dignified or staid woman" , "staid and plumpish" , "like mum!" , "staid and podgy?" , "like some women!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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