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Legislator left a whiskey? God! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lawmaker

'legislator' is the definition.
(legislators make laws)

'left a whiskey? god' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'whiskey?' becomes 'W' (alpha bravo charlie delta ...).
'god' becomes 'maker' (as in meeting one's maker).
'l'+'a'+'w'+'maker'='LAWMAKER'

(Other definitions for lawmaker that I've seen before include "Sod, possibly" , "sitting in Parliament?" , "Legislator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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