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Each son of Trump admits government is hypersensitive (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allergic

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'hypersensitive' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'each son of trump admits government' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'all' (similar in meaning).
'son of trump' becomes 'eric' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'admits' indicates putting letters inside (to admit is to allow in).
'government' becomes 'g' (abbreviation for government).
'eric' placed around 'g' is 'ergic'.
'all'+'ergic'='ALLERGIC'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for allergic that I've seen before include "Having unfavourable reaction as to certain foods, pollen etc" , "acting defensively" , "Reacting (med.)" , "Having an adverse reaction (to something)" , "Hypersensitive (to a substance)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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