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Vote for DeSantis, perhaps showing a little negativity? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

electron

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'desantis perhaps showing a little negativity?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'vote for' is the wordplay.
'vote' becomes 'elect'.
'for' becomes 'ron' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'elect'+'ron'='ELECTRON'

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(Other definitions for electron that I've seen before include "There's not much to it" , "Small matter" , "Elementary particle with negative charge" , "One charged" , "Particle found in all atoms" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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