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I clam up in broadcast relating to local government (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

municipal

'relating to local government' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i clam up in broadcast' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'clam'+'up'+'in'='iclamupin'
'iclamupin' anagrammed gives 'MUNICIPAL'.

(Other definitions for municipal that I've seen before include "Run by the council" , "Of local council" , "Borough" , "Relating to a town or district" , "of one's town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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