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She gives bribe to ambassador holding information (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sophie

'she' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bribe to ambassador holding information' is the wordplay.
'bribe' becomes 'sop' (sop can mean a concession or bribe).
'to ambassador' becomes 'he' (His or Her Excellency).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'information' becomes 'i' (common abbreviation for information).
'he' placed around 'i' is 'hie'.
'sop'+'hie'='SOPHIE'

'gives' is the link.

(Other definitions for sophie that I've seen before include "Girl's name" , "--'s Choice, novel by William Styron" , "Hope is confused for this girl" , "Dahl perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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