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Noble novice driver on the ring road (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lord

'noble' is the definition.
(I know that noble can be written as Lord)

'novice driver on the ring road' is the wordplay.
'novice driver' becomes 'L' (as in an L-plate for learner drivers).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'the ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation for road).
'l'+'o'+'rd'='LORD'

(Other definitions for lord that I've seen before include "Titled peer of the realm" , "Male peer" , "10th" , "Member of the aristocracy" , "Feudal superior" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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