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A cord knotted by a lawmaker (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draco

'a lawmaker' is the definition.
(Draco is an example)

'a cord knotted' is the wordplay.
'knotted' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'cord'='acord'
'acord' anagrammed gives 'DRACO'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for draco that I've seen before include "Constellation, the Dragon" , "archon" , "Athenian statesman" , "seen among the stars" , "death-dealing lawman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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