Naval commissioned officer rank senior to Commodore (4,7)
I believe the answer is:
rear admiral
(Other definitions for rear admiral that I've seen before include "Naval officer" , "navy bigwig" , "Naval rank above commodore" , "Top brass" .)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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