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Noble ogler’s first to absorb sleek waist in nudity (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baroness

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'noble' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ogler's first to absorb sleek waist in nudity' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'first' could be 'one' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'one' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for baroness that I've seen before include "Titled lady" , "Female life peer" , "Woman life-peer" , "Aristocrat" , "Lady peer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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