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Pertaining to a treaty made by Fred Lea (7)

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federal

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'pertaining to a treaty made by fred lea' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'made by fred lea' is the wordplay.
'made by' is an anagram indicator (another word made by the same letters).
'fred'+'lea'='fredlea'
'fredlea' anagrammed gives 'FEDERAL'.

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(Other definitions for federal that I've seen before include "Like the government of linked states" , "Of the state" , "Common government for a group of normally autonomous states or regions" , "Relating to a treaty" , "United" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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