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Vagrant’s cunning raised by political representative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tramp

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

'cunning raised by political representative' is the wordplay.
'cunning' becomes 'art' (both can mean artfulness or trickery).
'raised by' is a reversal indicator.
'political representative' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'art' in reverse letter order is 'tra'.
'tra'+'mp'='TRAMP'

(Other definitions for tramp that I've seen before include "cargo boat" , "Vagrant, drifter" , "Walk heavily, as when weary, or through mud" , "Traveller" , "I might hitch a lift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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