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Man responsible for standards in company, left with journalist right away (4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

cole porter

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'man responsible for standards' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'company left with journalist right away' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'left with' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'journalist' becomes 'reporter' (eg a reporter for a newspaper).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'away' is a deletion indicator.
'reporter' with 'r' removed is 'eporter'.
'co'+'l'+'eporter'='COLE PORTER'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cole porter that I've seen before include "Let's Do It songwriter" , "US man of note" , "Broadway composer" , "Man responsible for standards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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