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As chancellor, Nigel made rules in advance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lawson

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'as chancellor nigel' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'rules in advance' is the wordplay.
'rules' becomes 'laws' (law is a kind of rule).
'in advance' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'laws'+'on'='LAWSON'

'made' is the link.

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(Another definition for lawson that I've seen is " See 6".)

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