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Risque cracks on Conservative right-winger demanding title (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esquire

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'title' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'risque cracks on conservative right-winger' is the wordplay.
'cracks' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'cracked' mean this).
'on conservative right winger' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'risque' anagrammed gives 'esquir'.
'esquir'+'e'='ESQUIRE'

'demanding' is the link.

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(Other definitions for esquire that I've seen before include "Queries about form of address to man" , "Male title on an envelope" , "Title of courtesy for a man" , "Address of a gentleman" , "Originally shield-bearer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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