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Beneath the surface, regressive mongrel ban enrages facilitator (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enabler

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

'beneath the surface regressive mongrel ban enrages' is the wordplay.
'ENABLER' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for enabler that I've seen before include "One who makes possible" , "I give authority" , "Something that makes (action) possible" , "It makes (thing) possible" , "One giving authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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