Crossword Genius

Scribbled note under counter for man with title (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baronet

'man with title' is the definition.
(baronet is a title)

'scribbled note under counter' is the wordplay.
'scribbled' is an anagram indicator (ie written badly).
'under' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'counter' becomes 'bar' (bar is a kind of counter).
'note' is an anagram of 'onet'.
'onet' put after 'bar' is 'BARONET'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for baronet that I've seen before include "Sir Somebody-or-other?" , "Minor noble" , "Member of the British order of honour" , "Aristocrat" , "Tone bar (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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