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Through defending American government, Republican is an enabler of Congress (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

viagra

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'an enabler of congress' is the definition.
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'through defending american government republican' is the wordplay.
'through' becomes 'via' (via means going through).
'defending' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are defended).
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'government' becomes 'g' (abbreviation for government).
'republican' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'a'+'g'+'r'='agr'
'via' enclosing 'agr' is 'VIAGRA'.

'is' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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