Engineer operated without leader or bureaucracy (3,4)

2D — Engineer operated without leader or bureaucracy (3,4) — RED TAPE

• Definition
  Definition found: 'bureaucracy'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'without leader'
• Operation
  'without leader' signals a deletion operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'operated'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'Engineer'
• Operation
  'Engineer' signals a anagram operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'operated'
• Assembly
  (> OPERATED - O > PERATED) > PERATED = REDTAPE

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