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Exemplary commander whose conclusion is framed in British English (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

admirable

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'exemplary' is the definition.
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'commander whose conclusion is framed in british english' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'british' could be 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC') and 'b' is found within the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'admiral' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for admirable that I've seen before include "Outstanding" , "Splendid" , "Deserving of praise" , "Commendable" , "Praiseworthy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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