The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UMPIRE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result UMPIRE
- Referee - I'm pure? Corrupt!
- Sports official from West ’am's annoyance and anger
- Universal anger about politician and judge
- Member brought to anger by posh Lord’s official?
- Official you heard quietly entering bog
- Doubtful expression beginning to perplex and anger judge
- Judge‘s premium reduced out of hand
- He’ll tell us when it’s over
- Judge, initially under pressure, in a fix
- Aussie runner’s enthralling cleavage upset judge
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The straight part
We know that "Officia" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case officia = umpire.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does UMPIRE mean?
UMPIRE noun- The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
- One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
- One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
- The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
- A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
- A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
- The official who presides over a curling game.
- To act as an umpire in a game.
- To decide as an umpire.