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Noted horse for a master intellectual (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egghead

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'intellectual' is the definition.
(I know that egghead is a type of intellectual)

'noted horse for a master' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'horse' could be 'gg' (geegee or GG is a childish term for a horse) and 'gg' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ehed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for egghead that I've seen before include "Brainiac" , "Intellectual, studious academic" , "brain" , "Very academic person" , "An intellectual (inf.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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