Possibly private sort of aristocrat (3,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
man of rank
'possibly private' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'sort of aristocrat' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'sort' could be 'rank' (I've seen this before) and 'rank' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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