Civic dignitary possibly now alarmed (10)
I believe the answer is:
alderwoman
'civic dignitary' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'possibly now alarmed' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'now'+'alarmed'='nowalarmed'
'nowalarmed' with letters rearranged gives 'ALDERWOMAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for alderwoman that I've seen is " equal-op Lord Mayor in waiting?".)
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