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Mighty regal Elgar Variations (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

large

'mighty' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'elgar variations' is the wordplay.
'variations' is an anagram indicator.
'elgar' anagrammed gives 'LARGE'.

'regal' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

(Other definitions for large that I've seen before include "Generous" , "Massive" , "Great being regal" , "Titanic" , "Big, great" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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