The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMPTIED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EMPTIED
- Eastern politician bound to be exhausted
- English politician drawn and drained
- English politician restricted, having nothing more to offer
- English politician confined then cleared
- Exhausted compiler upset then quietly getting even
- Exhausted MEP’s upset relationship with leader of Denmark
- Exhausted European member of parliament changed diet
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The straight part
We know that "having nothing more to offer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having nothing more to offer = emptied.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EMPTIED mean?
EMPTIED verb- To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
- Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.