Soccer official (3)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">soccer official?</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(short for referee)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ref that I've seen before include "In brief, a soccer controller" , "In brief, he controls a soccer match" , "Football official (colloq.)" , "Whistleblower (abbr)" , "Middleman needing cards" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">soccer official</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for referee that I've seen before include "Arbiter" , "Sports official" , "One who decides" , "Game official" , "Match official" .)