Sanctioned (8)
'sanctioned' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for official that I've seen before include "It's no rumour - he's in charge" , "Public employee" , "Employee of bureaucracy - it's authorized" , "One is in a position of authority" , "executive" .)
'sanctioned' is the definition.
(I know that sanctioned can be written as approved)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for approved that I've seen before include "Officially sanctioned" , "Sanctioned, authorised" , "Accepted as satisfactory" , "Sanctioned, authorized" , "confirmed" .)