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The phrase "having been a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express that something has been a certain way in the past. For example: "Having been a student, she found it easy to understand the material taught in class."
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– because you are admitting to having been a liar.
There was no shame here in having been a soldier.
Having been a lad myself, I know how lads think.
Having been a radio voice, Coombs became a television face.
Having been a body, he becomes a person.
Having been a dancer, I know how important that is.
"I'm recovering," he says, "from having been a weaker person".
In Nelson Mandela's case, there is the distinct sense of his having been a one-off.
I have to admit, having been a lawyer, I'm a big Judge Judy fan.
But, "without vanity," she described herself as having been a "wonderful teacher".
Mr. Black is no parvenu, having been a fixture on Wall Street for decades.
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