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Chap seemed in trouble in debut as an MP (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden speech

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'debut as an mp' is the definition.
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'chap seemed in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chap'+'seemed'+'in'='chapseemedin'
'chapseemedin' anagrammed gives 'MAIDEN SPEECH'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for maiden speech that I've seen before include "original house address" , "First ever public address" , "Au fait with urban life" , "First words in parliament" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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