Personification of the United States government (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "Avuncular appellation for USA" , "'Relative in the US Government (5,3)'" , "Iconic American male relative" , "Statesman" , "US government personification" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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