The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MAYOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MAYOR
- Municipal head from Irish county? Right
- Civic dignitary dressing right
- Romeo pursuing county's first citizen
- Chief has judge succeeded by unknown official
- Month with other ranks for council official
- Dressing Ayr’s latest civic dignitary
- Men on the right of former PM and Sadiq Kahn?
- Resistance to dressing for ceremonial office
- Head of council, stable occupant it’s said
- Official dressing king
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The straight part
We know that "official" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case official = mayor.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MAYOR mean?
MAYOR noun- The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
- Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
- A member of a city council.
- A high justice, an important judge.
- A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
- A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.