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No change in Washington - rarely guilty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nocent

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'washington rarely guilty' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'no change' is the wordplay.
'change' becomes 'cent' (I have seen 'Small change' mean 'cent' so perhaps 'change' could also mean 'cent').
'no'+'cent'='NOCENT'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nocent that I've seen before include "guilty person" , "Harmful" .)

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