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Say Biden cut cord with mate (8)

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democrat

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'say biden' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'cut cord with mate' is the wordplay.
'cut' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cord'+'mate'='cordmate'
'cordmate' with letters rearranged gives 'DEMOCRAT'.

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(Other definitions for democrat that I've seen before include "One advocates government by the people's elected representatives" , "Republican's US rival" , "Political type" , "Clinton or Obama supporter" , "One who believes in government by the whole people" .)

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