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Rank deal: more cut off (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earldom

'rank' is the definition.
(I know that earldom is a type of rank)

'deal more cut off' is the wordplay.
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deal'+'more'='dealmore'
'dealmore' with its last letter removed is 'dealmor'.
'dealmor' anagrammed gives 'EARLDOM'.

(Other definitions for earldom that I've seen before include "Norfolk or Wessex, for example" , "Essex?" , "A noble's lands or title" , "Title or estates of a nobleman" , "Domain of a mid-ranking peer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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