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Chap on air excited about old ruler (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pharaonic

'about old ruler' is the definition.
(relating to a pharaoh)

'chap on air excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'chap'+'on'+'air'='chaponair'
'chaponair' anagrammed gives 'PHARAONIC'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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