Town or city official (5)

I believe the answer is:

mayor

(Other definitions for mayor that I've seen before include "Chief magistrate" , "Municipal official" , "Municipal leader" , "Town's chief citizen." , "First citizen of a city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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