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Certificate ambassador detailed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diploma

'certificate' is the definition.
(diploma is a kind of certificate)

'ambassador detailed' is the wordplay.
'ambassador' becomes 'diplomat' (I've seen this before).
'detailed' means to remove the last letter (the word must be end-less or 'de-tailed').
'diplomat' with its final letter taken off is 'DIPLOMA'.

(Other definitions for diploma that I've seen before include "Document conferring a qualification" , "documentation" , "Certificate of education" , "Honorific document" , "Course certificate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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