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Graduate with man, a nobleman (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baron

'a nobleman' is the definition.
(baron is a kind of nobleman)

'graduate with man' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'man' becomes 'ron' (short for Ronald).
'ba'+'ron'='BARON'

(Other definitions for baron that I've seen before include "Titled man for a portion of beef" , "A born nobleman" , "Lowest rank of British peerage" , "See nobleman" , "Noble rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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