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Titled man, right individual to be accepted by club (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baronet

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

'right individual to be accepted by club' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'individual' becomes 'one'.
'to be accepted by' indicates putting letters inside.
'club' becomes 'bat' (bat is a kind of club).
'r'+'one'='rone'
'rone' inserted inside 'bat' is 'BARONET'.

(Other definitions for baronet that I've seen before include "A Bronte (anag.)" , "Titled man" , "A Breton could be a British peer" , "Aristocrat" , "Lower noble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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