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Romeo stands in ruin — an occupier of position by entrance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doorman

'occupier of position by entrance' is the definition.
(someone who stands by an entrance)

'romeo stands in ruin an' is the wordplay.
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'stands in' is an insertion indicator.
'ruin' becomes 'doom' (doom means ruin or disaster).
'r' placed within 'doom' is 'doorm'.
'doorm'+'an'='DOORMAN'

(Other definitions for doorman that I've seen before include "Gatekeeper" , "Entrance attendant" , "Hall porter" , "Janitor" , "Bouncer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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