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Blond Tory woke up those with friends in high places? (3,3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

old boy network

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'those with friends in high places?' is the definition.
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'blond tory woke up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'blond'+'tory'+'woke'='blondtorywoke'
'blondtorywoke' anagrammed gives 'OLD BOY NETWORK'.

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(Other definitions for old boy network that I've seen before include "Form of nepotism" , "System of mutual assistance" , "Group that does each other favours -- not rowdy bloke (anag)" , "Mutual aid system of former colleagues" , "Social support system" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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