Politicians were concealing outcome of enquiry (6)

I believe the answer is:

answer

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'outcome of enquiry' is the definition.
'answer' can be an answer for 'outcome' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'of enquiry' bit.

'politicians were concealing' is the wordplay.
'concealing' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ANSWER' is hidden within 'politicians were'.

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(Other definitions for answer that I've seen before include "Respond" , "Reaction to a question" , "fit" , "Response to a question" , "Retort" .)

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