Prominent British gentile misrepresented (8)
I believe the answer is:
beetling
'prominent' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'british gentile misrepresented' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'misrepresented' is an anagram indicator.
'gentile' is an anagram of 'eetling'.
'b'+'eetling'='BEETLING'
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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