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Moderate a rich concoction (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chair

'moderate' is the definition.
(I know that moderate can be written as chair)

'a rich concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'rich'='arich'
'arich' with letters rearranged gives 'CHAIR'.

(Other definitions for chair that I've seen before include "rocker?" , "Prof's post; meeting leader" , "Preside, guide meeting" , "Something with legs" , "Supporter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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