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One fat round Scottish landowner (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laird

'scottish landowner' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one fat round' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'fat' becomes 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'i' placed into 'lard' is 'LAIRD'.

(Other definitions for laird that I've seen before include "Scots estate owner" , "One's landed in Scotland" , "Scottish landowner" , "Scottish squire" , "Scottish estate-owner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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