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Man's clue, written cryptically, for powerful nation's government (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

'powerful nation's government' is the definition.
(Uncle Sam can mean the US government)

'man's clue written cryptically' is the wordplay.
'written cryptically' is an anagram indicator.
'mans'+'clue'='mansclue'
'mansclue' is an anagram of 'UNCLE SAM'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "The United States" , "Federal government" , "USA personified" , "Statesman" , "Iconic male relative of USA" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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