Delegate is about to meet head of state I'd left at four, with middlemen (14)
I believe the answer is:
representative
'delegate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'about to meet head of state i'd left at four with middlemen' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is found within the answer.
'state' could be 'present' (presenting is a kind of stating) and 'present' is located in the answer.
'at' is found in the answer.
'four' could be 'iv' (Roman numerals) and 'iv' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for representative that I've seen before include "Commercial traveller" , "salesman?" , "typical example" , "MP" , "member of parliament, perhaps" .)