Investigators announced to conduct an administrative sell-off (9)
I believe the answer is:
privatise
If this is the answer, I'm afraid I cannot explain it.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for privatise that I've seen is " remove from state control".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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