Old title of respect for a male (7)

I believe the answer is:

esquire

(Other definitions for esquire that I've seen before include "Address of a gentleman" , "Queries (anag.)" , "Gentleman's title" , "Polite title" , "Queries about form of address to man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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