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Negotiator gets the password wrong (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shop steward

'negotiator' is the definition.
(shop steward is a kind of negotiator)

'the password wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'password'='thepassword'
'thepassword' with letters rearranged gives 'SHOP-STEWARD'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shop steward that I've seen before include "Trade union representative" , "One who's organizing hands" , "Workplace representative of unionised employees" , "Union official" , "Unionist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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