With regard to biased reforms, essentially (5)

I believe the answer is:

asfor

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'with regard' is the definition.
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'biased reforms essentially' is the wordplay.
'biased' becomes 'as' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'essentially' indicates the central letters.
The central letters of 'reforms' are 'for'.
'as'+'for'='ASFOR'

'to' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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