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Surprising solicitation for one promoting alliances (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coalitionist

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'one promoting alliances' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'surprising solicitation' is the wordplay.
'surprising' indicates an anagram.
'solicitation' anagrammed gives 'COALITIONIST'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for coalitionist that I've seen is " one seeking alliance".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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