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Amateur member, person presiding (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

armchair

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

'member person presiding' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
'person presiding' becomes 'chair' (a chair presides over a meeting).
'arm'+'chair'='ARMCHAIR'

(Other definitions for armchair that I've seen before include "Amateur" , "Comfortable seat for one" , "Comfortable seat with raised sides" , "Sort of detective" , "It's comfortable to sit in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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