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Shout about a politician being unchecked (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rampant

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

'shout about a politician' is the wordplay.
'shout' becomes 'rant' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'a'+'mp'='amp'
'rant' placed around 'amp' is 'RAMPANT'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for rampant that I've seen before include "Unrestrained and violent" , "Uncontrolled" , "Showing unchecked growth" , "running wild" , "Mantrap (anag) - unrestrained" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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