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Unhappy interrogator runs away twice, becomes diplomat (10)

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negotiator

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'diplomat' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for negotiator that I've seen before include "One making deal" , "Seeker of compromise" , "One may circumvent obstacles" , "One trying to agree a compromise" , "One in discussions to reach an agreement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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