Rude hack somehow ennobled! (8)

I believe the answer is:

archduke

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'rude hack somehow ennobled' is the definition.
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'rude hack somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rude'+'hack'='rudehack'
'rudehack' with letters rearranged gives 'ARCHDUKE'.

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(Other definitions for archduke that I've seen before include "European noble" , "Title of Franz Ferdinand, shot in Sarajevo in 1914" , "Emperor's son" , "Prince of the former ruling house of Austria, Ferdinand for one" , "Austrian noble" .)

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