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Inspiration to adopt Democrat's liberal attitude (7)

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breadth

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'liberal attitude' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'inspiration to adopt democrat's' is the wordplay.
'inspiration' becomes 'breath' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to adopt' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are taken in or adopted).
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'breath' enclosing 'd' is 'BREADTH'.

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(Other definitions for breadth that I've seen before include "Liberality" , "Wide measurement" , "generosity of mind" , "Measurement from side to side" , "Measure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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