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Not all politicians manage to be within the law (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

licit

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'within the law' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for licit that I've seen before include "Honest" , "Legal" , "Not forbidden, lawful" , "Sanctioned" , "OK?" .)

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