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Cross in favour of Democrat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ford

'cross' is the definition.
(fording is a kind of crossing)

'in favour of democrat' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'for' (I've seen this before**).
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'for'+'d'='FORD'

(Other definitions for ford that I've seen before include "way for pedestrians" , "River or stream crossing" , "Shallow area in a stream where it can be crossed" , "Harrison - - (film actor)" , "US President - river crossing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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