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Diplomat dancing samba, pathetic otherwise (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambassador

'diplomat' is the definition.
(ambassador is a kind of diplomat)

'dancing samba pathetic otherwise' is the wordplay.
'dancing' is an anagram indicator.
'pathetic' becomes 'sad'.
'otherwise' becomes 'or'.
'samba' with letters rearranged gives 'ambas'.
'ambas'+'sad'+'or'='AMBASSADOR'

(Other definitions for ambassador that I've seen before include "Messenger" , "voice?" , "Overseas envoy" , "delegate" , "diplomatic type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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