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Noble from circle in a London borough? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baronet

'noble' is the definition.
(I know that baronet is a type of baron)

'circle in a london borough?' is the wordplay.
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a london borough?' becomes 'Barnet' (Barnet is a borough of London).
'o' inserted within 'barnet' is 'BARONET'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for baronet that I've seen before include "A Breton could be a British peer" , "Lowest British hereditary title" , "Lowest hereditary title of honour" , "Aristocrat" , "Minor noble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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