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A politician from the nor' east (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

senator

'a politician' is the definition.
(senator is a kind of politician)

'from the nor' east' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'nor'+'east'='noreast'
'noreast' with letters rearranged gives 'SENATOR'.

(Other definitions for senator that I've seen before include "Member of upper house of legislature" , "US/Roman politician" , "Member of the Upper House of the US Congress" , "Member of government" , "Statesman -- treason (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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