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Mediator interrupted Republican, mad he's not up front (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

honest broker

'mediator' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Impartial mediator ' mean 'honest broker' so perhaps 'mediator' could also mean 'honest broker')

'interrupted republican mad he's not up front' is the wordplay.
'interrupted' becomes 'broke' (breaking is a kind of interrupting).
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation).
'mad' indicates an anagram.
'up front' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hes'+'not'='hesnot'
'hesnot' anagrammed gives 'honest'.
'broke'+'r'='broker'
'broker' after 'honest' is 'HONEST BROKER'.

(Other definitions for honest broker that I've seen before include "member of ACAS?" , "Fair-dealing insurance agent" , "Impartial intermediary" , "Trustworthy intermediary" , "Impartial mediator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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