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Man wets oats, cooks for female political leader (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stateswoman

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'political leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'man wets oats cooks' is the wordplay.
'cooks' is an anagram indicator.
'man'+'wets'+'oats'='manwetsoats'
'manwetsoats' is an anagram of 'STATESWOMAN'.

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(Other definitions for stateswoman that I've seen before include "Diplomat" , "Politician" , "Political figure" , "Political leader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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