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Game politician gets seat (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rump

'seat' is the definition.
('rump' can be a synonym of 'seat')

'game politician' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
'politician' becomes 'mp'.
'ru'+'mp'='RUMP'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for rump that I've seen before include "Animal's hind quarters" , "Depleted legislators" , "Seat" , "Hind part of body" , "Unimportant remnant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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