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Go away for a month with a politician (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decamp

'go away' is the definition.
(decamping is a kind of going away)

'month with a politician' is the wordplay.
'month' becomes 'dec' (abbreviation for December).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'dec'+'a'+'mp'='DECAMP'

'for a' is the link.

(Other definitions for decamp that I've seen before include "Fold tents and go" , "Make sudden breakaway" , "Split" , "Leave suddenly" , "Go away suddenly or secretly - leaving tent?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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