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Bankers heading off to inform the authorities, doubtless (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no messing

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'authorities doubtless' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bankers heading off to inform' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'inform' could be 'sing' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'sing' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nomes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for no messing that I've seen is " Without a doubt".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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