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Diplomatic mission of a head of government in a state of elation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legation

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'diplomatic mission' is the definition.
(legation is a kind of diplomatic mission)

'of a head of government in a state of elation' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'government' could be 'g' (abbreviation for government) and 'g' is present in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'let' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for legation that I've seen before include "Diplomatic minister and staff, and their residence" , "Embassy" , "A long tie (anag.)" , "Diplomatic group or mission" , "Official residence of diplomat and staff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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