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Let in or on (8)

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admitted

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'let in' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for admitted that I've seen before include "being given access" , "Owned up or let in" , "Allowed in or accepted as true" , "Conceded; let in" , "Confessed; let in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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