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Ambassador producing certificate of qualification on time (8)

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I believe the answer is:

diplomat

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

'qualification on time' is the wordplay.
'qualification' becomes 'diploma' (type of academic qualification).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'diploma'+'t'='DIPLOMAT'

'producing certificate of' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for diplomat that I've seen before include "Overseas representative" , "State envoy" , "negotiator" , "envoy, say" , "eg Ambassador" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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