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Trim tech billionaire's status (7)

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I believe the answer is:

echelon

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'status' is the definition.
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'trim tech billionaire's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'billionaire' could be 'elon' (tech billionaire Elon Musk) and 'elon' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for echelon that I've seen before include "Degree" , "Grade or level" , "series of steps" , "position in society" , "Level or rank in a group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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