Official authority (7)

I believe the answer is:

mandate

(Other definitions for mandate that I've seen before include "Legal authorisation" , "Authorisation to a politician" , "Authority conferred on a tandem" , "Authority to act" , "Authority given to perform certain task" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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