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Yes-man in the majority in Congress? (10,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

consenting adult

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'majority in congress?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'yes-man in the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'man' could be 'con' and 'con' is present in the answer.
'in' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for consenting adult that I've seen is " Mature type willing to have sex".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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