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Bar traitor, criminal and judge? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arbitrator

'judge?' is the definition.
(I know that arbitrator is a type of evaluator)

'bar traitor criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'bar'+'traitor'='bartraitor'
'bartraitor' with letters rearranged gives 'ARBITRATOR'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for arbitrator that I've seen before include "Independent settler of dispute" , "Someone chosen to settle a dispute" , "Judge" , "referee" , "Umpire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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