Bureaucracy, officialdom (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
red tape
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">bureaucracy</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(red tape means bureaucratic processes)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">officialdom</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for red tape that I've seen before include "Colourful ribbon associated with bureaucracy" , "Needlessly time-consuming procedures" , "European regulations?" , "legally binding" , "Unnecessary regulations" .)