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Servant just as big as a ruler? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

footman

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'servant' is the definition.
(footman is a kind of servant)

'just as big as a ruler?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for footman that I've seen before include "Liveried servant" , "Liveried flunkey" , "Archaic servant dressed in livery" .)

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