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Firm with politician within the law, but sharing guilt (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

complicit

'sharing guilt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'firm with politician within the law' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'politician' becomes 'mp'.
'within the law' becomes 'licit' (I've seen this before).
'co'+'mp'+'licit'='COMPLICIT'

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for complicit that I've seen before include "guilty with others?" , "Sharing guilt" , "Being party to a crime" , "Conniving" , "Involved with others in illegality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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