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Secret of getting off without penalty (4-4)

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I believe the answer is:

scot-free

'without penalty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'secret of getting off' is the wordplay.
'getting off' is an anagram indicator (off can mean inaccurate or wrong).
'secret'+'of'='secretof'
'secretof' with letters rearranged gives 'SCOT-FREE'.

(Other definitions for scot-free that I've seen before include "Unharmed, not punished like kilted gent" , "Entirely without penalty or injury" , "Secret of being unpunished - like Jock?" , "'Without any punishment whatsoever (4,4)'" , "Without harm or loss" .)

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