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Bureaucracy (3,4)

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red tape

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bureaucracy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(red tape means bureaucratic processes)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for red tape that I've seen before include "Needlessly time-consuming procedures" , "European regulations?" , "Colourful ribbon associated with bureaucracy" , "bureaucratic snarl-up?" , "unnecessary paperwork" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Times, the New York Times and The Mirror.
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