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Part-time judge on about arrangement (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recorder

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'part-time judge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about arrangement' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'rec' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'arrangement' becomes 'order' (order is a kind of arrangement).
'rec'+'order'='RECORDER'

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for recorder that I've seen before include "A kind of flute or note-taker" , "Registrar" , "sound device" , "Legal officer - wind instrument" , "Annalist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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