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Re-arrest union leader's corrupt financial officer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treasurer

'financial officer' is the definition.
('treasurer' can be a synonym of 'financial officer')

're-arrest union leader's corrupt' is the wordplay.
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
'corrupt' indicates anagramming the letters.
The initial letter of 'union' is 'u'.
're'+'arrest'+'u'='rearrestu'
'rearrestu' with letters rearranged gives 'TREASURER'.

(Other definitions for treasurer that I've seen before include "Society official" , "position in society?" , "Finance officer" , "Official in charge of funds" , "one safeguarding funds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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