Political initiative (8)
I believe the answer is:
demarche
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">political initiative</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for demarche that I've seen before include "A diplomatic initiative" , "A move or countermove in diplomatic relations" , "A political initiative" , "Mad cheer for diplomatic manoeuvre" , "Diplomatic protest or manoeuvre" .)