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Official can be very sour (8)

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I believe the answer is:

surveyor

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'official' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'can be very sour' is the wordplay.
'can be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'very'+'sour'='verysour'
'verysour' is an anagram of 'SURVEYOR'.

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(Other definitions for surveyor that I've seen before include "Examiner and map-maker of lands and buildings" , "Official inspector" , "See 1 across" , "One determines boundaries, elevations etc" , "Land or building measurer" .)

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