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Bureaucratic procedure (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

red tape

'bureaucratic procedure' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for red tape that I've seen before include "Colourful ribbon associated with bureaucracy" , "Irritating bureaucracy" , "What may be binding" , "Excessive bureaucracy (3.4)" , "Scarlet ribbon of bureaucracy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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