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Rises irregularly, gentlemen (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sires

'gentlemen' is the definition.

'rises irregularly' is the wordplay.
'irregularly' indicates an anagram.
'rises' with letters rearranged gives 'SIRES'.

(Other definitions for sires that I've seen before include "Begets" , "Fathers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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