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Wealthiest Republican and I got treasure box (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

richest

'wealthiest' is the definition.
('rich' can be similar in meaning to 'wealthy')

'republican and i got treasure box' is the wordplay.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation in US politics).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'got' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'treasure box' becomes 'chest' (I've seen this in another clue).
'r'+'i'+'chest'='RICHEST'

(Other definitions for richest that I've seen before include "Having the most, money say" , "Least likely to be a beggar" , "most valuable" , "Most wealthy" , "Wealthiest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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