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Favouring penny-pinching world leader is a no-no (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forbidden

'is a no-no' is the definition.
(a no-no is something forbidden or not allowed)

'favouring penny-pinching world leader' is the wordplay.
'favouring' becomes 'for' (I've seen this before).
'penny' becomes 'd' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'pinching' is an insertion indicator (some letters are taken or pinched).
'world leader' becomes 'Biden' (Joe Biden).
'd' placed into 'biden' is 'bidden'.
'for'+'bidden'='FORBIDDEN'

(Other definitions for forbidden that I've seen before include "Illicit pleasure" , "Prohibited, taboo" , "Proscribed" , "Not allowed, banned" , "Disallowed, banned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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