In Jacques Tati's 'Trafic' we see advocate of big government (7)

I believe the answer is:

statist

'advocate of big government' is the definition.

'in jacques tati's trafic we' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'STATIST' is hidden within 'jacques tatis trafic we'.

'see' acts as a link.

(Another definition for statist that I've seen is " Politician".)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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