The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TREASURER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TREASURER
- Bursar, more confident following adjustment of rate
- Club official, person much valued at end of year
- Person loved by king — he dishes out the lolly!
- I might finally bring up acquiring safe
- Manager of funds changed rate with more confidence
- Money man rues Republican rate being revised
- Fund manager in trouble at first, confident in the end
- Time firm's restrained by stern money handler
- Official more confident after March, for the most part
- Money man from Tuscany’s top firm stuck in lift
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The straight part
We know that "club official" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case club official = treasurer.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TREASURER mean?
TREASURER noun- The government official in charge of the Treasury.
- The head of a corporation's treasury department.
- The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.