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In England and Wales until 1974, one of the senior members of a local council, elected by other councillors (8)

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I believe the answer is:

alderman

(Other definitions for alderman that I've seen before include "Former civic dignitary" , "Bigwig" , "Member of an English city council" , "Member of a local legislative body" , "superior member of county council" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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