Respect new staff (7)

I believe the answer is:

sceptre

'staff' is the definition.
(I know that sceptre is a type of staff)

'respect new' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'respect' is an anagram of 'SCEPTRE'.

(Other definitions for sceptre that I've seen before include "Official staff" , "Royal baton" , "Rod of office" , "Ruler's staff" , "Part of the royal regalia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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