Red tape (9)
(Other definitions for rigmarole that I've seen before include "Tedious procedure" , "Complicated procedure, nonsense" , "Complicated business" , "A grim role for long rambling statement" , "Rambling account" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">red tape</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 bureaucracy that I've seen before include "Administration by officials" , "cumbersome procedures" , "Official administration" , "Administrative system (involving red tape?)" .)