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Inherited title I removed from S American country (7)

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surname

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'i removed from s american country' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'inherited title' is the wordplay.
'inherited' becomes 'sur' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'title' becomes 'name' (I've seen this before).
'sur'+'name'='SURNAME'

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(Other definitions for surname that I've seen before include "title inherited from parent" , "Family identifier" , "Something one gets from father" , "Family name" , "Hereditary identifier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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