Inferior to a thane, possibly (5)

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neath

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'inferior' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'thane possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'thane' with letters rearranged gives 'NEATH'.

'to a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for neath that I've seen before include "Town near Swansea" , "Lower than - a town in West Glamorgan" , "not on top" , "Welsh rugby club" , "Town NE of Swansea" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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