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Biden, for one, raising flag, getting black mark (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demerit

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'black mark' is the definition.
(a black mark marks a demerit or fault)

'biden for one raising flag' is the wordplay.
'biden for' becomes 'dem' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'one raising' is a reversal indicator.
'flag' becomes 'tire' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tire' in reverse letter order is 'erit'.
'dem'+'erit'='DEMERIT'

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for demerit that I've seen before include "Conduct that deserves censure" , "Fact deserving censure" , "Something deserving censure" , "Black mark" , "Mark given for a fault" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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