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In
favour
of
ex-president
(Democrat),
blocked
and
debarred
(9)
In favour of ex-president (Democrat), blocked and debarred (9)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at debarred at the end — that's your definition. FOR means "in favour of", then you've got BIDEN (the ex-president) with D (Democrat) blocked inside it, giving you BI-D-DEN. String it all together and FOR plus BIDEN-with-D-inserted gets you there.