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Answer about an offence (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retort

'answer' is the definition.
(retorting is a kind of answering)

'about an offence' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to').
'an offence' becomes 'tort' (legal term for a type of offence).
're'+'tort'='RETORT'

(Other definitions for retort that I've seen before include "Sharp riposte" , "Come back" , "Answer sharply" , "Answer in retaliation" , "Quick and clever or angry reply" .)

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