Crossword Genius

Title is special -- does one ignore ordinary folk? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elitist

'does one ignore ordinary folk?' is the definition.
(an elitist looks down on ordinary people)

'title is special' is the wordplay.
'special' indicates anagramming the letters.
'title'+'is'='titleis'
'titleis' anagrammed gives 'ELITIST'.

(Other definitions for elitist that I've seen before include "One showing superior attitude" , "one snobbishly prefers" , "Believing in the right of an exclusive group to lead" , "Favouring high society" , "Favouring exclusivity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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