Peril at pit that's collapsed — politician under scrutiny (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

priti patel

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'politician under scrutiny' is the definition.
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'peril at pit that's collapsed' is the wordplay.
'that's collapsed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'peril'+'at'+'pit'='perilatpit'
'perilatpit' with letters rearranged gives 'PRITI PATEL'.

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