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Lackey follows party in government (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dominion

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

'lackey follows party' is the wordplay.
'lackey' becomes 'minion' (both can mean an assistant or henchperson).
'follows' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'minion' after 'do' is 'DOMINION'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dominion that I've seen before include "Authority to rule over and control people" , "power" , "Territorial possession controlled by a ruling state" , "Realm" , "Area of control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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