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American communist accepting he is led (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ushered

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

'american communist accepting he' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'us'.
'communist' becomes 'red' (red is a kind of communist).
'accepting' is an insertion indicator.
'us'+'red'='usred'
'usred' enclosing 'he' is 'USHERED'.

(Other definitions for ushered that I've seen before include "Led" , "Showed to a seat" , "Conducted" , "Showed people to seats as in cinemas or theatre" , "Escorted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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