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No taser involved in crime (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treason

'crime' is the definition.
(treason is a kind of crime)

'no taser involved' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates anagramming the letters (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'no'+'taser'='notaser'
'notaser' is an anagram of 'TREASON'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for treason that I've seen before include "Perfidy" , "Serious crime" , "LEse-majestE" , "One's art? (anag)" , "Crime agains one's country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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