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Prestige without end, so duke reflected (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kudos

'prestige' is the definition.
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'without end so duke reflected' is the wordplay.
'without end' means to remove the last letter.
'reflected' says the letters should be written backwards.
'so'+'duke'='soduke'
'soduke' with its last letter taken away is 'soduk'.
'soduk' in reverse letter order is 'KUDOS'.

(Other definitions for kudos that I've seen before include "Honour - cachet" , "Praise, honour" , "Laudation" , "Great prestige" , "Fame - prestige" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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