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Accept what fraud has perpetrated? (7)

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condone

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'accept' is the definition.
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'fraud has perpetrated?' is the wordplay.
'fraud' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of fraud).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'perpetrated?' becomes 'done' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'con'+'done'='CONDONE'

'what' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for condone that I've seen before include "Reluctantly sanction" , "Excuse made" , "Forgive, sanction" , "Nod once (anag) -- make allowances for" , "Accept (wrong behaviour)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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