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One politician wandering, making progress (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improving

'making progress' is the definition.

'one politician wandering' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'wandering' becomes 'roving' (synonyms).
'i'+'mp'+'roving'='IMPROVING'

(Other definitions for improving that I've seen before include "Making better" , "Getting better" , "Recovering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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