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More genial Liberal let down by the Speaker (8)

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I believe the answer is:

mellower

'more genial' is the definition.

'liberal let down by the speaker' is the wordplay.
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'let down' becomes 'lower' (synonyms).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'the speaker' becomes 'me'.
'l'+'lower'='llower'
'llower' after 'me' is 'MELLOWER'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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