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Elderly noblewoman’s bet daughter unveiled at first during party game (7,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dowager duchess

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'bet daughter unveiled at first during party game' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'elderly noblewoman's' is the wordplay.
'elderly' becomes 'dowager' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'noblewoman's' becomes 'duchess'' (duchess is a kind of noblewoman).
'dowager'+'duchess'='DOWAGER DUCHESS'

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(Another definition for dowager duchess that I've seen is " Nobleman's widow".)

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