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Venetian school master ignores current big noise (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

titan

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'big noise' is the definition.
(both can mean a big or important person)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for titan that I've seen before include "Giant god of Gr. myth" , "Giant god of Greek myth" , "Mythological giant" , "Very strong or important person" , "Person of great size" .)

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