Buttigieg in the cabinet (4)

I believe the answer is:

pete

(Other definitions for pete that I've seen before include "- Doherty, Babyshambles singer" , "-- Sampras, tennis ace" , "- Seeger, US folk singer" , "- Sampras, tennis star" , "filmed with his 1 across [DRAGON]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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