The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STATIST
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More clues leading to the result STATIST
- Government backer, round lunchtime, seen in streets
- Politician immediately about to have a parliamentary place set up
- Politician wants ‘the numbers’ reduced by 30%
- Politician in rising gets it at Senate
- Political supporter‘s lacking movement without a hundred on the way
- In Jacques Tati’s ‘Trafic’ we see advocate of big government
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The straight part
We know that "Politician" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case politician = statist.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does STATIST mean?
STATIST noun- A skilled politician or one with political power, knowledge or influence.
- A statistician.
- A supporter of statism.
- Pertaining to statism.