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Noble Tim, a fencing freak (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

magnificent

'noble' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tim a fencing freak' is the wordplay.
'freak' indicates an anagram (a freakish form of the letters).
'tim'+'a'+'fencing'='timafencing'
'timafencing' with letters rearranged gives 'MAGNIFICENT'.

(Other definitions for magnificent that I've seen before include "Highly impressive" , "Splendid" , "Wonderful" , "Superb, imposing" , "Very beautiful, impressive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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