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bureaucracy

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(Other definitions for bureaucracy that I've seen before include "Administration by officials" , "cumbersome procedures" , "Official administration" , "Administrative system (involving red tape?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and The Times.
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