Bureaucracy (3,4)
'bureaucracy' is the definition.
(red tape means bureaucratic processes)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for red tape that I've seen before include "Needlessly time-consuming procedures" , "European regulations?" , "Colourful ribbon associated with bureaucracy" , "bureaucratic snarl-up?" , "unnecessary paperwork" .)
'bureaucracy' is the definition.
(red tape means bureaucratic processes)
This is all the clue.
'bureaucracy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for officialdom that I've seen before include "Bureaucracy" , "mandarins" , "Authority" .)