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Polish official in East (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

refine

'polish' is the definition.
('refine' can be a synonym of 'polish')

'official in east' is the wordplay.
'official' becomes 'ref' (match official in football, say).
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'ref'+'in'+'e'='REFINE'

(Other definitions for refine that I've seen before include "Remove impurities or make cultured" , "Cleanse from impurities" , "Make pure" , "Purify or improve" , "Get rid of impurities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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