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British fix promotion that is right for officer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brigadier

'officer' is the definition.
(I know that brigadier is a type of officer)

'british fix promotion that is right' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'fix' becomes 'rig' (rigging is a kind of fixing).
'promotion' becomes 'ad' (short for advert).
'that is' becomes 'i.e.' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'b'+'rig'+'ad'+'ie'+'r'='BRIGADIER'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for brigadier that I've seen before include "Air bridge over to the military officer" , "High-ranking army officer" , "Army rank" , "Military leader" , "Officer in charge of army unit, part of division" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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