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Nat rose to become a politician (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

senator

'a politician' is the definition.
(senator is a kind of politician)

'nat rose to become' is the wordplay.
'to become' is an anagram indicator.
'nat'+'rose'='natrose'
'natrose' anagrammed gives 'SENATOR'.

(Other definitions for senator that I've seen before include "Roman legislator" , "US/Roman politician" , "Member of upper house of legislature" , "US representative" , "Treason committed by member of Upper House" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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