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Uncompromising MP is up for it on bit of coke, right? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hardliner

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'uncompromising mp is up for it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'bit of coke right?' is the wordplay.
'bit of' becomes 'hard' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'coke' becomes 'line' (a line of cocaine).
'right?' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'hard'+'line'+'r'='HARDLINER'

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hardliner that I've seen before include "Uncompromising person" , "Militant" , "Doctrinaire type" , "Uncompromising advocate" , "Inflexible ideologue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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