Semi-public body (6)
I believe the answer is:
quango
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">semi-public body</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 quango that I've seen before include "Semi-public body outside the Civil Service" , "Semi-public government board" , "Organisation that gets money from government but acts independently" , "Unelected admin. body" , "Government-appointed body" .)