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Refined Europeans earl initially dismissed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

polished

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'refined' is the definition.
(I know that refined can be written as polished)

'europeans earl initially dismissed' is the wordplay.
'europeans' becomes 'polish' (I've seen this before).
'earl' becomes 'e'.
'initially dismissed' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'polish'+'e'+'d'='POLISHED'

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(Other definitions for polished that I've seen before include "Shining or refined" , "Shiny; rubbed" , "Difference, statistical quantity" , "Highly accomplished" , "Genteel - flawless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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