President that is backing both sides in election held by group of incompetents (10)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "President that is backing both sides in election held by group of incompetents (10)" mean?

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Times Cryptic #28961 | 26 Across | 2024-07-05

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I.E. reversed + E{lectio}N in SHOWER (group of incompetents) Definitely did not know SHOWER = “a disparaging term applied to any particular group of people one disapproves of”.

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