Jack —, Home Secretary from 1997-2001 (5)

I believe the answer is:

straw

(Other definitions for straw that I've seen before include "Dried grain stalk" , "Residue of cereal crop" , "politician" , "Thatching material" , "Residue of threshed corn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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