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Unsettling hint admitted in parts by disguised noble (13)

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I believe the answer is:

distinguished

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'noble' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'unsettling hint admitted in parts by disguised' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'admitted' could be 'in' (eg someone might be admitted into a group) and 'in' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for distinguished that I've seen before include "saw the difference" , "Made out; noble" , "Treated as different" , "Recognised - famous" , "Uniquely recognised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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