Officiate (7)
'officiate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ref that I've seen before include "In brief, he controls a soccer match" , "Whistleblower (abbr)" , "Football's whistler" , "Sports official (abbrev.)" , "Football official (colloq.)" .)
'officiate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for preside that I've seen before include "Be chairman" , "Take the chair" , "Be in authority (over)" .)