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Obvious gain for Tory PM (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baldwin

'tory pm' is the definition.
(Stanley Baldwin)

'obvious gain' is the wordplay.
'obvious' becomes 'bald'.
'gain' becomes 'win' (I've seen this before).
'bald'+'win'='BALDWIN'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for baldwin that I've seen before include "Former PM" , "British PM three times between WWI and WWII" , "British statesman" , "Prime minister" , "Medieval monarch - black American writer - British premier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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