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With official authorisation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

formally

'with official authorisation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for formally that I've seen before include "without ceremony" , "in precise terms" , "Ceremoniously, punctiliously" , "According to the rules" , "Officially" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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