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Government money coming round, see, I say, be submissive (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

docile

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'be submissive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'government money coming round see i' is the wordplay.
'government money' becomes 'dole' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'coming round' indicates putting letters inside.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'c'+'i'='ci'
'dole' placed around 'ci' is 'DOCILE'.

'say' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for docile that I've seen before include "Willing to be taught or led" , "Easily managed and trainable" , "Gentle and tractable" , "Gentle, tame" , "'Submissive, easy to control (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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