Cryptic crossword clue
Old count in tomb below ground 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LANDGRAVE

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What does LANDGRAVE mean?

LANDGRAVE noun
  1. Specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
  2. County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).

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