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Romeo meets old politician in play (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romp

'play' is the definition.
(I know that play can be written as romp)

'romeo meets old politician' is the wordplay.
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'meets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'r'+'o'+'mp'='ROMP'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for romp that I've seen before include "Cut capers" , "Play boisterously" , "Boisterous party" , "Proceed energetically" , "Easy victory; play around energetically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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