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Duties that do not extend very far (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

local taxes

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'do not extend very far' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'duties' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'duties' could be 'taxes' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'taxes' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'local' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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