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Distribute no detail on one expect­ing to join the government (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

old etonian

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'one expecting to join the government' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'distribute no detail on' is the wordplay.
'distribute' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'no'+'detail'+'on'='nodetailon'
'nodetailon' with letters rearranged gives 'OLD ETONIAN'.

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(Another definition for old etonian that I've seen is " One like Macmillan".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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