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Evidence no longer in circulation wasted on tabloids (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bloodstain

'evidence no longer in circulation' is the definition.
(blood no longer circulating in a person's body)

'wasted on tabloids' is the wordplay.
'wasted' is an anagram indicator.
'on'+'tabloids'='ontabloids'
'ontabloids' with letters rearranged gives 'BLOODSTAIN'.

(Other definitions for bloodstain that I've seen before include "One is potential evidence" , "criminal evidence" , "Discoloration" , "Sign of an earlier wound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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