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Noble gas returns are largely nonexempt (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

xenon

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'noble gas' is the definition.
(I know that xenon is a type of noble gas)

'returns are largely nonexempt' is the wordplay.
'XENON' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for xenon that I've seen before include "Heavy, colourless and odourless gas" , "Gaseous element, Xe" , "Inert gas, Xe" , "One of the noble set" , "Chemical element" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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