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Current
Republican
leading
on
the
surface
is
a
moron
(7)
Current Republican leading on the surface is a moron (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer for a moron is built by taking AHEAD (meaning leading) and slipping two letters inside it. Current gives I, Republican gives R, and this IR sits after the opening A of AHEAD to give A-IR-HEAD.