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A male delegate? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agent

'delegate?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a male' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'gent' (gent is a kind of male).
'a'+'gent'='AGENT'

(Other definitions for agent that I've seen before include "Person acting on behalf of another" , "Representative - means" , "Spy; service provider" , "One may be working" , "Negotiator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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