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Firm with politician, legal or also acting immorally (9)

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complicit

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'also acting immorally' is the definition.
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'firm with politician legal' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (abbreviation for company).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'legal' becomes 'licit' (similar in meaning).
'co'+'mp'+'licit'='COMPLICIT'

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(Other definitions for complicit that I've seen before include "Unlawfully involved" , "Involved with others in law-breaking" , "Being party to a crime" , "Sharing guilt" , "Involved with others in illegality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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