Meatier concoction in the governor's office (7)

I believe the answer is:

emirate

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'governor's office' is the definition.
'emirate' can be an answer for 'office' (emirate is a kind of office). I am unsure of the 'governor's' bit.

'meatier concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' indicates an anagram.
'meatier' is an anagram of 'EMIRATE'.

'in the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for emirate that I've seen before include "Muslim government" , "Meatier (anag) -- Qatar, for example" , "Middle Eastern state" , "Gulf state, perhaps" , "Muslim country, such as Kuwait" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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