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Communist official (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commissar

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">communist official</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for commissar that I've seen before include "Party official" , "USSR official" , "Communist official" , "Soviet official" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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