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Senior member (5)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">senior member</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a senior or respected figure)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for doyen that I've seen before include "Senior member of a professional group" , "Prominent group member" , "Senior male member of a group" , "Most valued prof, eg" , "Respected senior member" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, The Sun, The Mirror, the Penny Press and the Newsday.
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