Crossword Genius

Disregard Italian gentleman starting late (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignore

'disregard' is the definition.
('ignore' can be a synonym of 'disregard')

'italian gentleman starting late' is the wordplay.
'italian gentleman' becomes 'signore'.
'starting late' means to remove the first letter (the word starts later than the beginning).
'signore' with its first letter removed is 'IGNORE'.

(Other definitions for ignore that I've seen before include "Blank" , "Dismiss" , "Brush off" , "bypass" , "Region in which to snub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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