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Curious leader in parliamentary seat (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rump

'seat' is the definition.
('rump' can be a synonym of 'seat')

'curious leader in parliamentary' is the wordplay.
'curious' becomes 'rum' ('rum' can be a synonym of 'curious').
'leader in' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'parliamentary' is 'p'.
'rum'+'p'='RUMP'

(Other definitions for rump that I've seen before include "Inferior remains; cut of steak" , "historical Parliament" , "Unimportant remnant" , "The buttocks or hind-quarters" , "Bottom - cut of steak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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