The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ATTACHE
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More clues leading to the result ATTACHE
- Diplomat with strong desire to drink? The opposite!
- A pain keeping dry for diplomat
- Diplomat committed to seeing someone shortly
- Empty threat in a long sort of case
- Diplomat’s encouragement of revolutionary?
- Diplomatic official cheers up, overlooking facial feature
- Diplomat’s secured missing diamonds
- Mostly charge male in this case
- Germany abandoned tied diplomat
- Criticism curtailed by ambassador — or other member of embassy?
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The straight part
We know that "Diplomatic official" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case diplomatic official = attache.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ATTACHE mean?
ATTACHE noun- A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.