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Mostly respect a Liberal naval officer (7)

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admiral

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'naval officer' is the definition.
(commander of a naval fleet)

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(Other definitions for admiral that I've seen before include "Top-ranking naval officer" , "(White or red) butterfly" , "Naval high-up" , "Supreme naval commander" , "Powerful sailor" .)

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