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Title say removed from essay and paper (7)

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I believe the answer is:

esquire

'title' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'say removed from essay and paper' is the wordplay.
'removed from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'paper' becomes 'quire' (paper measurement).
'essay' with 'say' taken away is 'es'.
'es'+'quire'='ESQUIRE'

(Other definitions for esquire that I've seen before include "Courtesy title for a gentleman" , "Polite title" , "Originally shield-bearer" , "Address of a gentleman" , "Old title of respect for a male, after his name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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