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Choose to have spoken of those eligible to vote (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

electoral

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'those eligible to vote' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'choose to have spoken' is the wordplay.
'choose' becomes 'elect' (electing is a kind of choosing).
'to have' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'spoken' becomes 'oral' (similar in meaning).
'elect'+'oral'='ELECTORAL'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for electoral that I've seen before include "one kind of college" , "Like sort of college" , "Relating to polls" , "Regarding choices" , "List of voters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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