Agent finally disowns politicians, a spooky set (3,7)
I believe the answer is:
spy stories
'a spooky set' is the definition.
(spook can mean a spy)
'agent finally disowns politicians' is the wordplay.
'agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of agent).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'politicians' becomes 'tories' (I've seen this before).
The final letter of 'disowns' is 's'.
'spy'+'s'+'tories'='SPY STORIES'
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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