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Independent British party symbol (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icon

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

'independent british party' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'british party' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for Conservatives. I am not sure about the 'british' bit.).
'i'+'con'='ICON'

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(Other definitions for icon that I've seen before include "work of art" , "Image on computer screen representing facility" , "'Symbol, religious or computer (4)'" , "item on the menu" , "Sprites" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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