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Organised medal or title (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earldom

'title' is the definition.
(title or rank of an earl)

'organised medal or' is the wordplay.
'organised' indicates an anagram.
'medal'+'or'='medalor'
'medalor' is an anagram of 'EARLDOM'.

(Other definitions for earldom that I've seen before include "Title or estates of a nobleman" , "Peer's rank" , "Aristocratic rank or title" , "Nobleman's estate" , "Dignity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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